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Where does “nonallele” come from?

nonallele (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.

nonallele (English): That which is not an allele

Definitions

  1. That which is not an allele

Ancestry of “nonallele”, step by step

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-—
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