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Where does “azadipeptide” come from?

azadipeptide (English) comes from English dipeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.

azadipeptide (English): Any of a group of aromatic dipeptides that have...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of aromatic dipeptides that have...

Ancestry of “azadipeptide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdipeptideAn organic compound formed from two amino acids...
2EnglishpeptideAny of a class of organic compounds consisting of...
3GermanPeptidpeptide
4Ancient Greekπεπτόςdigested; cooked
5Ancient GreekπέπτωAlternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest
6Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
7Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →