Where does “bisphosphoglycerate” come from?
bisphosphoglycerate (English) comes from English phosphoglycerate, from English glycerate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bisphosphoglycerate (English): Any compound containing two phosphoglycerate...
Definitions
- Any compound containing two phosphoglycerate...
Ancestry of “bisphosphoglycerate”, step by step
bisphosphoglycerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphoglycerate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphoglycerate | glycerophosphate |
| 2 | English | glycerate | Any salt or ester of glyceric acid |
| 3 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 4 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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... |