Where does “coenzyme Q” come from?
coenzyme Q (English) comes from English coenzyme, from English co-, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
coenzyme Q (English): A coenzyme used in bacteria and animals containing 5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione with an isoprene side chain
Definitions
- A coenzyme used in bacteria and animals containing 5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione with an isoprene side chain
Ancestry of “coenzyme Q”, step by step
coenzyme Q traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coenzyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coenzyme | Any small molecule that is necessary for the... |
| 2 | English | co- | together; mutually; jointly; partner or... |
| 3 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Q
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Q | The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | Q-ship | A merchant ship with concealed weaponry, designed... |
| 3 | English | Queenstown | situated on Lake Wakatipu, named after Queenstown in Ireland (now Cobh) |
| 4 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 5 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 6 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 7 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |