Where does “apurinic” come from?
apurinic (English) comes from English purinic, from English purine, from German Purin, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.
apurinic (English): From which purines have been removed
Definitions
- From which purines have been removed
Ancestry of “apurinic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | purinic | Of or pertaining to purine |
| 2 | English | purine | Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,... |
| 3 | German | Purin | — |
| 4 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 5 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 6 | Old French | vie | life |
| 7 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 8 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 9 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 10 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |