Where does “anticodon” come from?
Anticodon comes from English code, from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against," combined with Latin caudex meaning "tree trunk" or "wooden block," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- meaning "to press" or "to squeeze."
anticodon (English): A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA...
Definitions
- A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA...
Ancestry of “anticodon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | codón | pebble (stone) |
| 2 | English | codon | A handbell used for summoning monks; The "bell"... |
| 3 | English | code | A short symbol, often with little relation to the... |
| 4 | Middle English | code | Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous... |
| 5 | Old English | codd | bag; sack; husk |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |