Where does “retrotranscription” come from?
retrotranscription (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.
retrotranscription (English): The transcription of RNA to DNA
Definitions
- The transcription of RNA to DNA
Ancestry of “retrotranscription”, step by step
retrotranscription 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 transcription
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transcription | The act or process of transcribing; Something... |
| 2 | Middle French | transcription | — |
| 3 | Latin | transcriptiōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānscrībō | to transfer in writing, copy off, transcribe |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |