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Where does “retrotransposal” come from?

retrotransposal (English) comes from English transposal, from English transpose, from Old French transposer, from Latin transpositus, from Latin transpono, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.

retrotransposal (English): Of or pertaining to retrotransposons

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to retrotransposons

Ancestry of “retrotransposal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtransposaltransposition
2EnglishtransposeTo reverse or change the order of ; to swap or...
3Old Frenchtransposer—
4Latintranspositustransferred
5LatintransponoI place over or across; I transfer
6Latintrāns—
7LatinPadus—
8LeponticBodincus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →