-tene
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”).
Suffix
edit-tene
- (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis
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editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Anglian Old English -tēne (compare West Saxon -tīene), from an inflected form of Proto-Germanic *tehun.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-tene
Derived terms
editDescendants
editOld English
editSuffix
edittēne
- Alternative form of -tīene
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