Where does “aminopeptide” come from?
aminopeptide (English) comes from English amino, from English amino-, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
aminopeptide (English): A derivative of a peptide in which a group (such as collagen) is attached to the terminal -NH2 group
Definitions
- A derivative of a peptide in which a group (such as collagen) is attached to the terminal -NH2 group
Ancestry of “aminopeptide”, step by step
aminopeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English peptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 2 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |