Where does “receptomic” come from?
receptomic (English) comes from English omic, from English omics, from English -omics, from English -ome, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
receptomic (English): Relating to receptomics or to a receptome
Definitions
- Relating to receptomics or to a receptome
Ancestry of “receptomic”, step by step
receptomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English omic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | omic | Of or pertaining to related measurements or data... |
| 2 | English | omics | Any of several biochemical or genetic subfields... |
| 3 | English | -omics | Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of... |
| 4 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 5 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English receptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receptor | A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific... |
| 2 | Old French | receptour | — |
| 3 | Latin | receptorius | — |
| 4 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |