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Where does “transposer” come from?

transposer (Old French) comes from Latin transpositus, 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.

Ancestry of “transposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintranspositustransferred
2LatintransponoI place over or across; I transfer
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transposer”

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