Where does “megabasepair” come from?
megabasepair (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megabasepair (English): A million (sometimes 220) base pairs
Definitions
- A million (sometimes 220) base pairs
Ancestry of “megabasepair”, step by step
megabasepair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via English basepair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basepair | To bind separate DNA or RNA sequences by base pairs |