Where does “multiallelism” come from?

multiallelism (English) comes from English allele, from German Allel, from German Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Greek αλληλ-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Proto-Hellenic áľľos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos — to grow, nourish.

multiallelism (English): The presence of multiple alleles at the same...

Definitions

  1. The presence of multiple alleles at the same...

Ancestry of “multiallelism”, step by step

multiallelism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English allele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalleleOne of a number of alternative forms of the same...
2GermanAllelallele
3GermanAllelomorph
4EnglishallelomorphSynonym of allele
5Greekαλληλ-Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;...
6Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
7Proto-Hellenicáľľosother, another
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English multi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
2EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
3EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
4Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
5Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
6Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
7Proto-Italictūβos
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic áľľos