Where does “heterogametism” come from?
heterogametism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
heterogametism (English): The condition of an organism that produces heterogametes
Definitions
- The condition of an organism that produces heterogametes
Ancestry of “heterogametism”, step by step
heterogametism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English heterogamete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterogamete | Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that... |
| 2 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |