Etymograph

English

recodonized

From re- + codon + -ize + -ed.

Formed from re- + codon + -ize + -ed

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Ancient Greek κώδεια ‘poppyhead’

Ancient Greek κώδων ‘bell’

Latin codon ‘codon: a handbell used for summoning monks’

English codon

Today it means

adj That has a (terminal) codon replaced or reattached

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “recodonized”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / recodonized