Where does “subtelomere” come from?
subtelomere (English) comes from English telomere, from English mere, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz.
subtelomere (English): A section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to...
Definitions
- A section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to...
Ancestry of “subtelomere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | telomere | Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a... |
| 2 | English | mere | A body of standing water, such as a lake or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 4 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 5 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 6 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 7 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “subtelomere”