Where does “mutagen” come from?
mutagen (English) comes from English muta-, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mutagen (English): Any agent or substance that can cause genetic...
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- Any agent or substance that can cause genetic...
Ancestry of “mutagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muta- | Relating to mutation |
| 2 | English | mutation | Any alteration or change; Any heritable change of... |
| 3 | Middle English | mutacioun | alteration, change, modification |
| 4 | Old French | mutacion | alteration; change |
| 5 | Latin | mutatio | change, alteration; interchange, exchange |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |