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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|osx|gem-pro|*murganaz}}, from {{der|osx|ine-pro|*merkʷ-||to flicker}}. Compare {{cog|ang|morġen}}, {{cog|goh|morgan}}, {{cog|non|morginn}}, {{m|non|morgunn}}, {{cog|got|𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃}}.
{{dercat|osx|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*morgin|*morgin, *murgin}}.
Compare {{cog|ang|morġen}}, {{cog|goh|morgan}}, {{cog|non|morginn}}, {{m|non|morgunn}}, {{cog|got|𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃}}.


===Noun===
===Noun===

Revision as of 19:37, 6 February 2021

See also: Morgan

English

Etymology

Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: mor‧gan

Noun

morgan (plural morgans)

  1. (medicine) A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to flicker”). Compare Old Saxon morgan, Old English morġen, Old Norse morginn, morgunn, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins).

Noun

morgan m

  1. morning

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morgin, *murgin.

Compare Old English morġen, Old High German morgan, Old Norse morginn, morgunn, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 (maurgins).

Noun

morgan m

  1. morning

Descendants

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