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Where does “nullizygous” come from?

nullizygous (English) comes from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald.

nullizygous (English): Carrying two mutant alleles for the same gene,...

Definitions

  1. Carrying two mutant alleles for the same gene,...

Ancestry of “nullizygous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-zygousHaving or originating from a specified state as a...
2Englishousplural of ou
3EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
4AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
5Dutchoudold
6Middle Dutchoutold
7Old Dutchald—
8Proto-West Germanicaldold
9Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →