Where does “pachynema” come from?

pachynema (English) comes from English pachy-, from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús.

pachynema (English): The pachytene stage of meiosis

Definitions

  1. The pachytene stage of meiosis

Ancestry of “pachynema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpachy-Thick; thickness
2Ancient Greekπᾰχῠ́ςthick
3Proto-Hellenic*pəkʰús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús →Every word from English pachy- →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς →