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Where does “intraploidy” come from?

intraploidy (English) comes from English ploidy, from English polyploidy, from English polyploid, from English -ploid, from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο — to see, to look, to observe.

intraploidy (English): Between organisms that have the same ploidy

Definitions

  1. Between organisms that have the same ploidy

Ancestry of “intraploidy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishploidyThe number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a...
2EnglishpolyploidyThe condition of being polyploid or the process...
3EnglishpolyploidHaving more than the usual number of complete...
4English-ploidIndicating the number of homologous sets of...
5EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
6English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
7Latin-oides-like, -form
8Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
9Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10Spanish-scopio-scope
11Latin-scopium—
12Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
17Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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