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Where does “cyclodepsipeptide” come from?

cyclodepsipeptide (English) comes from English cyclo-, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cyclodepsipeptide (English): Any cyclic depsipeptide

Definitions

  1. Any cyclic depsipeptide

Ancestry of “cyclodepsipeptide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyclo-Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone
2EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
3Catalanciclecycle
4Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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