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Where does “hexaploidization” come from?

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

hexaploidization (English): The replication of the genome of an organism to...

Definitions

  1. The replication of the genome of an organism to...

Ancestry of “hexaploidization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexaploidHaving six complete sets of chromosomes in a...
2English-ploidIndicating the number of homologous sets of...
3EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
4English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
5Latin-oides-like, -form
6Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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