Etymology

extrachromosomal

Today it means: Happening outside a chromosome. Full definition →

English chromosomal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin extrā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Englishchromosome
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishchromosomal
  12. English todayextrachromosomal

From extra- + chromosomal.

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