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Etymology of the English word genome

the English word genome
derived from the German word Genom
derived from the English word gene
derived from the German word Gen
using the English suffix -ome
derived from the Latin suffix -ome
derived from the Greek suffix -oma, -ωμα

Date

The earliest known usage of genome in English dates from the 20th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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