Etymology

spliceosomal

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Today it means: Occurring in a spliceosome. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English spliceosome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)
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The story

  1. Englishsplice
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  8. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  9. Englishspliceosome
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todayspliceosomal

From spliceosome + -al.

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