Where does “préprophasique” come from?
préprophasique (French) comes from English preprophase, from English prophase, from English phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
préprophasique (French): preprophasic
Definitions
- preprophasic
Ancestry of “préprophasique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preprophase | A phase of plant mitosis before prophase |
| 2 | English | prophase | The first stage of mitosis, during which... |
| 3 | English | phase | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle... |
| 4 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |