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Where does “intragenotype” come from?

intragenotype (English) comes from English genotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

intragenotype (English): Within a genotype

Definitions

  1. Within a genotype

Ancestry of “intragenotype”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenotypeThe part of the genetic makeup of an organism...
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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