noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/soʊmaɪdəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/
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noun
Meaning 1
The production of somites
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English somite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English somitogenesis From somite + -o- + -genesis.