Where does “telomic” come from?
telomic (English) comes from English telome, from English -ome, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
telomic (English): Of or relating to a telome
Definitions
- Of or relating to a telome
Ancestry of “telomic”, step by step
telomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English telome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telome | A terminal branch of a stem, thought to have evolved into the leaf, according to one theory of plant morphology |
| 2 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 3 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |