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
- Of or pertaining to a prophage
Ancestry of “prophagic”, step by step
prophagic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prophage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prophage | The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the... |
| 2 | English | pro- | agreeing with; supporting; favouring;... |
| 3 | Latin | prō | for |
| 4 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 5 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |