Where does “monogenotype” come from?
monogenotype (English) comes from English genotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
monogenotype (English): A genotype containing genetic material from a single parent
Definitions
- A genotype containing genetic material from a single parent
Ancestry of “monogenotype”, step by step
monogenotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English genotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genotype | The part of the genetic makeup of an organism... |
| 2 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |