Where does “transposon” come from?
Transposon comes from English transpose, from Ancient Greek -ον, from Latin transpositus, from Latin transponere, from Latin ponere, meaning to place or put, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-.
transposon (English): A segment of DNA that can move to a different...
Definitions
- A segment of DNA that can move to a different...
Ancestry of “transposon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ön | — |
| 2 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 3 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 4 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 5 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 6 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 8 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |
Words derived from “transposon”