Where does “genom” come from?

genom (Swedish) comes from English genome, from English genom, from German Genom — genome.

genom (Swedish): through; from one side of an opening to the...

Definitions

  1. through; from one side of an opening to the...

Ancestry of “genom”, step by step

genom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English genome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenomeThe complete genetic information of an organism
2Englishgenom—
3GermanGenomgenome

via Old Norse gegnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegegnumthrough
2Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

via Swedish strömma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishströmmato stream
2Old Norsestreymato flow

Words derived from “genom”

Every word from German Genom →