Where does “promutagen” come from?

promutagen (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

promutagen (English): Any material that promotes the production of a...

Definitions

  1. Any material that promotes the production of a...

Ancestry of “promutagen”, step by step

promutagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
2EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
3EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
4Anglo-Normanprofessioun
5Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
6Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English mutagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutagenAny agent or substance that can cause genetic...
2Englishmuta-Relating to mutation
3EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
4Middle Englishmutaciounalteration, change, modification
5Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
6Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
7LatinmutoI move, remove; I alter, change, modify,...
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-