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Where does “transpositus” come from?

transpositus (Latin) comes from Latin transpono, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transpositus (Latin): transferred

Definitions

  1. transferred

Ancestry of “transpositus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransponoI place over or across; I transfer
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transpositus”

  • transpose
  • transposon
  • transposable
  • transposase
  • retrotransposon
  • transposer
  • transposability
  • transposal
  • retrotransposal
  • retrotranspose
  • transposome
  • transposonic
  • transposer
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