Where does “bisphosphodimer” come from?
bisphosphodimer (English) comes from English phosphodimer, from English dimer, from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω.
bisphosphodimer (English): A phosphodimer in which the two monomers are joined by two phosphate groups
Definitions
- A phosphodimer in which the two monomers are joined by two phosphate groups
Ancestry of “bisphosphodimer”, step by step
bisphosphodimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphodimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphodimer | A dimer in which the two monomers are joined by one or more phosphate groups |
| 2 | English | dimer | A molecule consisting of two identical halves,... |
| 3 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 4 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 5 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via English bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bis | plural of bi; Twice; showing that something is,... |
| 2 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |