Where does “heterotransmission” come from?
heterotransmission (English) comes from English transmission, from Latin transmissionem, from Latin transmissio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
heterotransmission (English): transmission (of a virus etc) between species
Definitions
- transmission (of a virus etc) between species
Ancestry of “heterotransmission”, step by step
heterotransmission traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmission
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmission | The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric... |
| 2 | Latin | transmissionem | accusative singular of trānsmissiō |
| 3 | Latin | transmissio | transmission, passage |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |