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Where does “mitoribosome” come from?

mitoribosome (English) comes from English ribosome, from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

mitoribosome (English): A mitochondrial ribosome

Definitions

  1. A mitochondrial ribosome

Ancestry of “mitoribosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribosomeA small organelle found in all cells; involved in...
2EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
3Middle Englishsomsome
4Old Englishsumsome
5Proto-West Germanic*sum—
6Proto-Germanicsumazsome , a certain; some, certain
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “mitoribosome”

  • mitoribosomal
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