Where does “retrotransposable” come from?
retrotransposable (English) comes from English transpose, from Old French transposer, from Latin transpositus, from Latin transpono, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
retrotransposable (English): Able to undergo retrotransposition
Definitions
- Able to undergo retrotransposition
Ancestry of “retrotransposable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transpose | To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange |
| 2 | Old French | transposer | — |
| 3 | Latin | transpositus | transferred |
| 4 | Latin | transpono | I place over or across; I transfer |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |