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Where does “mutágeno” come from?

mutágeno (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -geno, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

mutágeno (Portuguese): mutagen

Definitions

  1. mutagen

Ancestry of “mutágeno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-geno-genic, -genous; -gen
2Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “mutágeno”

  • antimutágeno
  • mutagênico
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