Where does “aminodeoxysugar” come from?
aminodeoxysugar (English) comes from English deoxysugar, from English Sugar, from German zucker, from German zücken, from Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, from Proto-Germanic tukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic tug- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
aminodeoxysugar (English): Any compound derived from a deoxysugar by...
Definitions
- Any compound derived from a deoxysugar by...
Ancestry of “aminodeoxysugar”, step by step
aminodeoxysugar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deoxysugar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deoxysugar | Alternative spelling of deoxy sugar |
| 2 | English | Sugar | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter S |
| 3 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 5 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 9 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 10 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via English amino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amino | Relating to an amine; The amine functional group |
| 2 | English | amino- | Of amines and of the amino functional group |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |