Where does “pseudolysogeny” come from?
pseudolysogeny (English) comes from English lysogeny, from English -geny, from Ancient Greek -γένεια, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pseudolysogeny (English): An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant
Definitions
- An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant
Ancestry of “pseudolysogeny”, step by step
pseudolysogeny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lysogeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysogeny | The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a... |
| 2 | English | -geny | production; generation; origin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -γένεια | -geny |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |