Where does “onkogeenisuus” come from?
onkogeenisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish onkogeeninen, 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 — to walk; to step.
onkogeenisuus (Finnish): oncogenicity
Ancestry of “onkogeenisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | onkogeeninen | oncogenic |
| 2 | Finnish | onkogeeni | oncogene |
| 3 | Finnish | geeni | gene |
| 4 | German | gēn | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | gēn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gēn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |