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Where does “triploidy” come from?

triploidy (English) comes from English triploid, from English -ploid, from English diploid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

triploidy (English): The state of being triploid, having three sets of...

Definitions

  1. The state of being triploid, having three sets of...

Ancestry of “triploidy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriploidHaving three sets of chromosomes; A cell which is...
2English-ploidIndicating the number of homologous sets of...
3EnglishdiploidOf a cell, having a pair of each type of...
4English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
5Latin-oides-like, -form
6Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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