Where does “heterochiasmy” come from?
heterochiasmy (English) comes from English chiasm, from French chiasme, from Latin chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός, from Ancient Greek χιάζειν, from Ancient Greek Χ, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
heterochiasmy (English): The differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species
Definitions
- The differential recombination rates between the sexes of a species
Ancestry of “heterochiasmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chiasm | Alternative form of chiasma; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | French | chiasme | chiasmus |
| 3 | Latin | chiasmus | marking with an X |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χιασμός | marked with an X; crosswise arrangement |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χιάζειν | to mark with a chi; to mark with the letter chi |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χ | Chi; chi |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |