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

  1. The middle part of prophase

Ancestry of “midprophase”, step by step

midprophase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prophase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprophaseThe first stage of mitosis, during which...
2EnglishphaseA distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle...
3New Latinphasis
4Ancient Greekφάσιςappearance; utterance, statement, expression
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
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