Etymology

recombination

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Today it means: Combination a second or subsequent time. Full definition →

English combination ← Middle English combinacioun ← Old French re-
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recombination · noun1

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Middle Englishcombinacioun
  7. Englishcombination
  8. English todayrecombination

From re- + combination.

Recombination · proper noun2

From recombination. The name is slightly inaccurate and is given for historical reasons: in fact the electrons and atomic nuclei were combining for the first time.

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