Where does “orfeome” come from?

orfeome (English) comes from English ORF, from German orf, from Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς — dusky grouper.

orfeome (English): The totality of open reading frames in a genome

Definitions

  1. The totality of open reading frames in a genome

Ancestry of “orfeome”, step by step

orfeome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ORF

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishORFInitialism of open reading frame
2Germanorf—
3Old High Germanorvo—
4Latinorphusgilthead
5Ancient Greekὀρφώςdusky grouper

via English ome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomeThe totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome
2LombardÓme—
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς →