Where does “midprophase” come from?
midprophase (English) comes from English prophase, from English phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
midprophase (English): The middle part of prophase
Definitions
- The middle part of prophase
Ancestry of “midprophase”, step by step
midprophase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prophase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prophase | The first stage of mitosis, during which... |
| 2 | English | phase | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle... |
| 3 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |