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
- Of or pertaining to retrotransposons
Ancestry of “retrotransposal”, step by step
retrotransposal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transposal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transposal | transposition |
| 2 | English | transpose | To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange |
| 3 | Old French | transposer | — |
| 4 | Latin | transpositus | transferred |
| 5 | Latin | transpono | I place over or across; I transfer |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |