The story
- German · derived fromDauer
- English todaydauermodification
From German Dauer + English modification.
Words from the same roots
GermanDauer all →
dauer
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The persistence of an abnormal characteristic – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several generations of the organism. Such characteristics are inherited through the cytoplasm and tend to disappear after a few generations. Full definition →
From German Dauer + English modification.
GermanDauer all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.