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 κλώνEvery word from English clone
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