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Where does “SUMO” come from?

SUMO (English) comes from Japanese 相撲, from Old Japanese 争ふ — to contend, resist.

SUMO (English): Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier

Ancestry of “SUMO”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相撲sumo; Short for 相撲取り : a :sumo wrestler; Short...
2Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist

Words derived from “SUMO”

  • polySUMO
  • SUMOylate
Every word from Old Japanese 争ふ →