Where does “retrohoming” come from?
retrohoming (English) comes from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retrohoming (English): The reintegration of an intron into DNA
Definitions
- The reintegration of an intron into DNA
Ancestry of “retrohoming”, step by step
retrohoming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retro | Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the... |
| 2 | French | rétro | shortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro |
| 3 | French | rétroviseur | rear-view mirror |
| 4 | French | rétro- | retro-, back, behind |
| 5 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 6 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English homing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homing | present participle of home |
| 2 | English | home | "A dwelling."; One’s native land; the place or... |
| 3 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 5 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |