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Where does “heteroploid” come from?

heteroploid (English) comes from English -ploid, from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

heteroploid (English): Having a chromosome number that is neither the...

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  1. Having a chromosome number that is neither the...

Ancestry of “heteroploid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ploidIndicating the number of homologous sets of...
2EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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