Where does “morphogen” come from?

morphogen (English) comes from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda- — on, onto.

morphogen (English): Any substance that governs the movement and...

Definitions

  1. Any substance that governs the movement and...

Ancestry of “morphogen”, step by step

morphogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
2EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
3Middle Englishagaynagain
4Old Englishonġēanopposite
5Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
6Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
7Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English morpho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorphoAny of the genus "Morpho" of large tropical...
2TranslingualMorphogenus
3Ancient Greekμορφώthe Shapely One
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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