Where does “idant” come from?

idant (English) comes from English ȧnt, from Middle English ampte, from Old English ǣmete, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

idant (English): One of the nuclear rods or chromosomes in a fertilized ovum, supposed to contain an aggregate of the ids, or all kinds of biophores of the organism

Definitions

  1. One of the nuclear rods or chromosomes in a fertilized ovum, supposed to contain an aggregate of the ids, or all kinds of biophores of the organism

Ancestry of “idant”, step by step

idant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ȧnt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishȧnt
2Middle EnglishampteAn ant; a formicid; A mantid
3Old Englishǣmete
4Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English ID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIDInitialism of identification or identity...
2HindiईदEid
3Persianعیدfeast, feast day; celebration; holiday
4Arabicعِيدholiday, carnival; feast, festival; holiday,...
5Arabicمحمدcommendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy;...
6Arabicحَمَّدَto praise, commend, laud; to praise, commend,...
7Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
8Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd