Etymograph

English

algeny

Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

A blend of alchemy + gene

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ

Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء

Medieval Latin alchēmia

Old French alkimie

English alchemy

Ancient Greek γενεά ‘generation, descent’

German Gen

English gene

The story

Coined by American molecular biologist Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.

Today it means

noun The transformation of genetic material.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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