Etymology

primosome

P3R1I1M3O1S1O1M3E1

Today it means: A complex of proteins required for the initiation of bacterial DNA synthesis Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Italic*pri
  4. Proto-Italic*prīzmos
  5. Latinprimus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  12. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  13. English todayprimosome

From Latin primus (“first”) + English -some (“nucleic unit”).

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