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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphodimerA dimer in which the two monomers are joined by one or more phosphate groups
2EnglishdimerA molecule consisting of two identical halves,...
3EnglishmerA repeat unit: a structural unit which through...
4EnglishpolymerA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...
5Englishpoly-many; polymer
6Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
7Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
8Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
9Proto-Hellenic*péryō

via English bis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbisplural of bi; Twice; showing that something is,...
2Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
3Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō