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Where does “onkogeeninen” come from?

onkogeeninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish onkogeeni, 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.

onkogeeninen (Finnish): oncogenic

Definitions

  1. oncogenic

Ancestry of “onkogeeninen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonkogeenioncogene
2Finnishgeenigene
3Germangēn—
4Middle High Germangēn—
5Old High Germangēn—
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “onkogeeninen”

  • onkogeenisuus
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