Etymology of the English word transposon
the English word
transposonderived from the English word
transposederived from the Old French word
transposerderived from the Latin word
transponerederived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
using the French prefix
trans-derived from the Old French word
poserderived from the Late Latin word
pausare (pause; halt; cease)
derived from the Latin word
pausa (cessation, end)
derived from the Greek word
pausis, παῦσις (cessation)
derived from the Greek word
pauein, παύειν (to stop (transitively or intransitively); restrain, quit, desist, come to an end)
derived from the Greek word
pauseinusing the English suffix
-onDate
The earliest known usage of transposon in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
