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Where does “allothreonine” come from?

allothreonine (English) comes from English allo, from English allosexual, from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allothreonine (English): Either of two stereoisomers of threonine that are...

Definitions

  1. Either of two stereoisomers of threonine that are...

Ancestry of “allothreonine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalloAlternative spelling of 'allo
2EnglishallosexualDirected toward or involving another person...
3Englishallo-different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino...
4Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
5Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
6Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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