Where does “super-Mendelian” come from?
super-Mendelian (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
super-Mendelian (English): Describing the inheritance of entire chromosomes rather than just genes
Definitions
- Describing the inheritance of entire chromosomes rather than just genes
Ancestry of “super-Mendelian”, step by step
super-Mendelian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English Mendelian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mendelian | Of or relating to Gregor Mendel or his theories... |
| 2 | English | Mendel | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | מענדל | anglicized as Mendel |
| 4 | Yiddish | מאַן | man; husband |
| 5 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 6 | Old High German | man | man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |