English
transreplication
From trans- + replication.
Formed from trans- + replication
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Proto-Italic *trāns-
English trans-
Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- ‘to fold, plait, weave’
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Latin replicō ‘to turn, fold or bend back’
Latin replicātiō ‘folding back’
Anglo-Norman replicacioun
Middle English replicacioun
English replication
Today it means
noun replication of DNA between noncognate viruses
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transreplication”. 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 / transreplication