Where does “cyclotrimer” come from?
cyclotrimer (English) comes from English cyclo, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏.
cyclotrimer (English): Any cyclomer formed from three monomers
Definitions
- Any cyclomer formed from three monomers
Ancestry of “cyclotrimer”, step by step
cyclotrimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English trimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trimer | A polymer composed of three monomers |
| 2 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |