Where does “mutasynthesis” come from?

mutasynthesis (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.

mutasynthesis (English): The synthesis of analogues of natural products by intercepting the biosynthesis with structural analogs of the natural product's precursors

Definitions

  1. The synthesis of analogues of natural products by intercepting the biosynthesis with structural analogs of the natural product's precursors

Ancestry of “mutasynthesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmuta-Relating to mutation
2EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
3Middle Englishmutaciounalteration, change, modification
4Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
5Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ