Where does “cyclopurine” come from?
cyclopurine (English) comes from English purine, from German Purin, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta — to live.
cyclopurine (English): A DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase
Definitions
- A DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase
Ancestry of “cyclopurine”, step by step
cyclopurine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purine | Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,... |
| 2 | German | Purin | — |
| 3 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 4 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 5 | Old French | vie | life |
| 6 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 7 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 8 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 9 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English cyclo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclo | A tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw |
| 2 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 3 | Middle English | O | — |
| 4 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 5 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |