Where does “nucleosome” come from?
Nucleosome is a blend of English nucleus and English -some, from Latin nucleus, from Latin nux meaning "nut," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning "one."
nucleosome (English): Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a...
Definitions
- Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a...
Ancestry of “nucleosome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 2 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “nucleosome”
- nucleosomal
- internucleosomal
- oligonucleosomal
- intranucleosomal
- oligonucleosome
- subnucleosomal
- mononucleosomal
- polynucleosome
- internucleosome
- polynucleosomal
- mononucleosome
- prenucleosomal
- dinucleosome
- trinucleosome
- tetranucleosome
- intranucleosome
- antinucleosome
- hypernucleosome
- prenucleosome
- antinucleosomal
- dinucleosomal
- extranucleosomal
- hypernucleosomal
- nonnucleosomal