Where does “retromutagenesis” come from?
retromutagenesis (English) comes from English mutagenesis, from English muta-, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
retromutagenesis (English): A reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected
Definitions
- A reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected
Ancestry of “retromutagenesis”, step by step
retromutagenesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mutagenesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutagenesis | The creation or formation of a genetic mutation |
| 2 | English | muta- | Relating to mutation |
| 3 | English | mutation | Any alteration or change; Any heritable change of... |
| 4 | Middle English | mutacioun | alteration, change, modification |
| 5 | Old French | mutacion | alteration; change |
| 6 | Latin | mutatio | change, alteration; interchange, exchange |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |