Where does “ansamycin” come from?

ansamycin (English) comes from Latin ansa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.

ansamycin (English): Any of a family of secondary metabolites with...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of secondary metabolites with...

Ancestry of “ansamycin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinansahandle; tiller
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂emseh₂handle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love

Words derived from “ansamycin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂ →Every word from Latin ansa →
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