Etymology

autoreproduction

Today it means: The ability of a gene, virus, or nucleoprotein molecule to replicate itself Full definition →

English reproduction ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Italic*wre-
  11. Latinre-
  12. Old Frenchre-
  13. Middle Englishre-
  14. Englishre-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  17. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  18. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  19. Proto-Italic*pro-
  20. Latinprō-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  23. Proto-Italic*doukō
  24. Latindūcō
  25. Latinprōdūcō
  26. Latinprōductiō
  27. Old Frenchproduction
  28. Middle Englishproduccioun
  29. Englishproduction
  30. Englishreproduction
  31. English todayautoreproduction

From auto- + reproduction.

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