Where does “xenologous” come from?
xenologous (English) comes from English xenologue, from English -logue, from French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
xenologous (English): homologous due to horizontal gene flow
Definitions
- homologous due to horizontal gene flow
Ancestry of “xenologous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xenologue | A type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer |
| 2 | English | -logue | Used to denote discourse of a specified kind;... |
| 3 | French | -logue | -logist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |