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Where does “hypermethylation” come from?

Hypermethylation derives from English methyl and the prefix hyper-, with methyl itself coming from Ancient Greek μέθυ meaning wine combined with a suffix from Latin -atio.

hypermethylation (English): an increase in the epigenetic methylation of...

Definitions

  1. an increase in the epigenetic methylation of...

Ancestry of “hypermethylation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylationThe addition of a methyl group to a molecule; The...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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