Where does “desoxiribonucleic” come from?
desoxiribonucleic (Catalan) comes from Catalan desoxiribosa, from Catalan de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
desoxiribonucleic (Catalan): deoxyribonucleic
Definitions
- deoxyribonucleic
Ancestry of “desoxiribonucleic”, step by step
desoxiribonucleic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan desoxiribosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | desoxiribosa | deoxyribose |
| 2 | Catalan | de- | denoting removal |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English nucleic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleic | Referring to the nucleus of something |
| 2 | French | nucléique | nucleic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |