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Where does “prophagic” come from?

prophagic (English) comes from English prophage, from English pro-, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

prophagic (English): Of or pertaining to a prophage

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a prophage

Ancestry of “prophagic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprophageThe latent form of a bacteriophage in which the...
2Englishpro-agreeing with; supporting; favouring;...
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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