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Where does “intranucleosome” come from?

intranucleosome (English) comes from English nucleosome, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

intranucleosome (English): intranucleosomal

Definitions

  1. intranucleosomal

Ancestry of “intranucleosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnucleosomeAny of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a...
2Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
3Latinnū̆cleus—
4Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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