Where does “borotripeptide” come from?
borotripeptide (English) comes from English tripeptide, 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-.
borotripeptide (English): Any tripeptide that contains one or more boroamino acid
Definitions
- Any tripeptide that contains one or more boroamino acid
Ancestry of “borotripeptide”, step by step
borotripeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tripeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tripeptide | An organic compound formed from three amino acids... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |