Where does “autozom” come from?

autozom (Romanian) comes from English autosome, from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

autozom (Romanian): autosome

Definitions

  1. autosome

Ancestry of “autozom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishautosomeAny chromosome other than sex chromosomes
2Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σῶμα →Every word from English autosome →