Where does “microchimeric” come from?
microchimeric (English) comes from English microchimerism, from English chimerism, from English Chimera, from Middle English chimere, from French chimère, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm.
microchimeric (English): Of or pertaining to microchimerism
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to microchimerism
Ancestry of “microchimeric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | microchimerism | The presence of a small number of cells in an... |
| 2 | English | chimerism | The property of being a genetic chimera |
| 3 | English | Chimera | — |
| 4 | Middle English | chimere | — |
| 5 | French | chimère | chimera; chimaera |
| 6 | Latin | chimaera | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |