Where does “monotelosomic” come from?
monotelosomic (English) comes from English telosomic, from English telosome, 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.
monotelosomic (English): Relating to a single telosome
Definitions
- Relating to a single telosome
Ancestry of “monotelosomic”, step by step
monotelosomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English telosomic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telosomic | having one segment of a chromosome missing;... |
| 2 | English | telosome | A nuclear telomere cap complex that is formed by... |
| 3 | English | some | A certain number, at least two; An indefinite... |
| 4 | Middle English | som | some |
| 5 | Old English | sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |