Where does “homocodon” come from?

homocodon (English) comes from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homocodon (English): A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid

Definitions

  1. A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid

Ancestry of “homocodon”, step by step

homocodon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomoClipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a...
2EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
3Germanhomosexual
4Germanhomo-homo
5Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
6Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
7Ancient Greekφύλονa set of people or other beings
8Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
9Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English codon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodonA handbell used for summoning monks; The "bell"...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂
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