Where does “oncogene” come from?

oncogene (Italian) comes from Italian gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

oncogene (Italian): feminine plural of oncogeno

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of oncogeno

Ancestry of “oncogene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangenegene; plural of gena
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “oncogene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →