Where does “supernucleosomal” come from?
supernucleosomal (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.
supernucleosomal (English): Relating to multiple nucleosomes
Definitions
- Relating to multiple nucleosomes
Ancestry of “supernucleosomal”, step by step
supernucleosomal 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 nucleosomal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleosomal | Of or pertaining to a nucleosome |
| 2 | English | nucleosome | Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a... |
| 3 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 4 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 5 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |