Where does “amino acid” come from?

amino acid (English) comes from German Aminosäure, from German Säure, from Middle High German siure.

amino acid (English): Any organic compound containing both an amino and...

Definitions

  1. Any organic compound containing both an amino and...

Ancestry of “amino acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAminosäureamino acid
2GermanSäureacid
3Middle High Germansiure—

Words derived from “amino acid”

Every word from Middle High German siure →Every word from German Säure →Every word from German Aminosäure →