Where does “semiallograft” come from?
semiallograft (English) comes from English allograft, from English graft, from Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
semiallograft (English): A transplant, half of whose genes come from...
Definitions
- A transplant, half of whose genes come from...
Ancestry of “semiallograft”, step by step
semiallograft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allograft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allograft | A surgical transplant of tissue between... |
| 2 | English | graft | A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in... |
| 3 | Middle English | graffe | Alternative form of grave |
| 4 | Old French | greffe | stylus |
| 5 | Latin | graphium | stylus; pen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραφεῖον | pencil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |