Etymology

concatemer

C3O1N1C3A1T1E1M3E1R1

Today it means: A segment of DNA composed of multiple repeated sequences linked end to end. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Italic*katesnā
  7. Latincatēna
  8. Latincatēnō
  9. Latinconcatēnō
  10. Latinconcatēnātus
  11. Englishconcatenate
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  14. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  15. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  16. English todayconcatemer

From concatenate + -mer.

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