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Where does “recombinational” come from?

recombinational (English) comes from English recombination, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

recombinational (English): Of or pertaining to genetic recombination

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to genetic recombination

Ancestry of “recombinational”, step by step

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

Words derived from “recombinational”

  • recombinationally
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