Where does “heterochromatinization” come from?
heterochromatinization (English) comes from English heterochromatin, from English chromatin, from German Chromatin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
heterochromatinization (English): The conversion of euchromatin into...
Definitions
- The conversion of euchromatin into...
Ancestry of “heterochromatinization”, step by step
heterochromatinization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterochromatin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterochromatin | Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome... |
| 2 | English | chromatin | A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the... |
| 3 | German | Chromatin | chromatin |
| 4 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ization | — |