Where does “unmethylation” come from?

unmethylation (English) comes from English methylation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unmethylation (English): The removal of methyl groups from a previously...

Definitions

  1. The removal of methyl groups from a previously...

Ancestry of “unmethylation”, step by step

unmethylation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methylation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylationThe addition of a methyl group to a molecule; The...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ