Where does “clone” come from?

clone (French) comes from English clone, from Ancient Greek κλών — twig, spray, slip.

clone (French): clone; inflection of cloner: ##...

Definitions

  1. clone; inflection of cloner: ##...

Ancestry of “clone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcloneA living organism produced asexually from a...
2Ancient Greekκλώνtwig, spray, slip

Words derived from “clone”

Every word from Ancient Greek κλών →Every word from English clone →