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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

  1. A section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to...

Ancestry of “subtelomere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelomereEither of the sequences of DNA at each end of a...
2EnglishmereA body of standing water, such as a lake or a...
3Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
4Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
5Old Englishbyriġ—
6Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
7Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
8Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “subtelomere”

  • subtelomeric
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