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