Where does “geenivektori” come from?

geenivektori (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

geenivektori (Finnish): gene vector

Definitions

  1. gene vector

Ancestry of “geenivektori”, step by step

geenivektori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish geeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn
3Middle High Germangēn
4Old High Germangēn
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish vektori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvektorivector
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gānąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gān
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