Where does “acetylornithine” come from?
acetylornithine (English) comes from English ornithine, from English urine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
acetylornithine (English): The N-acetyl derivative of ornithine; it is...
Definitions
- The N-acetyl derivative of ornithine; it is...
Ancestry of “acetylornithine”, step by step
acetylornithine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ornithine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ornithine | An amino acid, "2,5-diaminopentanoic acid", that... |
| 2 | English | urine | Liquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea,... |
| 3 | Old French | orine | urine; breeding; heritage |
| 4 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English acetyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acetyl | The univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic... |
| 2 | English | acet- | Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before... |
| 3 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 4 | French | -ate | ate |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |