Where does “pseudoheterozygous” come from?
pseudoheterozygous (English) comes from English heterozygous, from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald — to grow, nourish.
pseudoheterozygous (English): apparently, but not actually, heterozygous
Definitions
- apparently, but not actually, heterozygous
Ancestry of “pseudoheterozygous”, step by step
pseudoheterozygous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heterozygous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterozygous | Of an organism which has two different alleles of... |
| 2 | English | -zygous | Having or originating from a specified state as a... |
| 3 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 4 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 5 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 6 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 8 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |