Where does “metagenomics” come from?

metagenomics (English) comes from English genomics, from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

metagenomics (English): The study of genomes recovered from environmental...

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  1. The study of genomes recovered from environmental...

Ancestry of “metagenomics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenomicsThe study of the complete genome of an organism
2EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
3Germangēn—
4Middle High Germangēn—
5Old High Germangēn—
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →