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

  1. From which purines have been removed

Ancestry of “apurinic”, step by step

apurinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English purinic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurinicOf or pertaining to purine
2EnglishpurineAny of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,...
3GermanPurin
4Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
5Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
6Old Frenchvielife
7Old Frenchviḍe
8Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
9Latinvītalife
10Latinvīvōto live
11Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
2EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
3Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
4Old Englishandand; even; also
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti