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Where does “recombination” come from?

Recombination comes from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combinaison, from Latin combināre, formed from the prefix com- meaning "together" and binā meaning "two at a time."

recombination (English): Combination a second or subsequent time; The...

Definitions

  1. Combination a second or subsequent time; The...

Ancestry of “recombination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcombinationThe act of combining, the state of being combined...
2Middle Englishcombinacioun—
3Old Frenchcombination—
4Late LatincombinatioA joining, two by two
5LatincombinoI combine, unite
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “recombination”

  • recombinational
  • recombinationally
  • pseudorecombination
  • hyperrecombination
  • photorecombination
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