Etymology

haplo-

Today it means: Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə- ← Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̔- (hă-)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)
  6. English todayhaplo-

Combining form from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἁπλόος all →

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