Where does “subtelomereless” come from?

subtelomereless (English) comes from English subtelomere, 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.

subtelomereless (English): Lacking a subtelomere

Definitions

  1. Lacking a subtelomere

Ancestry of “subtelomereless”, step by step

subtelomereless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English subtelomere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubtelomereA section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to...
2EnglishtelomereEither of the sequences of DNA at each end of a...
3EnglishmereA body of standing water, such as a lake or a...
4Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
5Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
6Old Englishbyriġ
7Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
8Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
9Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgzEvery word from Old English burg