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Where does “missegregation” come from?

missegregation (English) comes from English segregation, from Latin segregatio, from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

missegregation (English): The faulty segregation of chromosomes

Definitions

  1. The faulty segregation of chromosomes

Ancestry of “missegregation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsegregationThe setting apart or separation of things or...
2Latinsegregatio—
3Latinsēgregō—
4Latinsē-—
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →