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Where does “prometaphase” come from?

prometaphase (English) comes from English metaphase, from English phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

prometaphase (English): The stage between prophase and metaphase in...

Definitions

  1. The stage between prophase and metaphase in...

Ancestry of “prometaphase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaphaseThe stage of mitosis and meiosis, that follows...
2EnglishphaseA distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle...
3New Latinphasis—
4Ancient Greekφάσιςappearance; utterance, statement, expression
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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