Where does “leptonema” come from?
leptonema (English) comes from English lepto-, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
leptonema (English): The stage during meiosis Prophase 1 where the...
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- The stage during meiosis Prophase 1 where the...
Ancestry of “leptonema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lepto- | thin, fine, narrow, slender; lepton |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεπτός | peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |