Where does “-reotide” come from?
-reotide (English) comes from English -tide, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
-reotide (English): Used to form names of
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Ancestry of “-reotide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -tide | Time; Used to form names of peptides and... |
| 2 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |