Where does “retrotransposase” come from?
retrotransposase (English) comes from English transposase, 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.
retrotransposase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition
Ancestry of “retrotransposase”, step by step
retrotransposase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transposase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transposase | An enzyme required for the transposition of... |
| 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 |