Where does “kodon” come from?

kodon (Indonesian) comes from English codon, from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kodon (Indonesian): codon

Definitions

  1. codon

Ancestry of “kodon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodonA handbell used for summoning monks; The "bell"...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-