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Where does “transposase” come from?

transposase (English) comes from English transpose, from Old French transposer, from Latin transpositus, from Latin transpono, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

transposase (English): An enzyme required for the transposition of...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme required for the transposition of...

Ancestry of “transposase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransposeTo reverse or change the order of ; to swap or...
2Old Frenchtransposer—
3Latintranspositustransferred
4LatintransponoI place over or across; I transfer
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →