Where does “alloisoleucine” come from?
alloisoleucine (English) comes from English isoleucine, from English iso-, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
alloisoleucine (English): An alloisomer of isoleucine produced as a byproduct of isoleucine transamination, component of many proteins and used for bone dating with amino acid racemization
Definitions
- An alloisomer of isoleucine produced as a byproduct of isoleucine transamination, component of many proteins and used for bone dating with amino acid racemization
Ancestry of “alloisoleucine”, step by step
alloisoleucine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoleucine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isoleucine | An essential amino acid, CHNO, isomeric with... |
| 2 | English | iso- | equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via English allo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 2 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 3 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |