Where does “cysteine” come from?

cysteine (English) comes from English cystine, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cysteine (English): A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid...

Definitions

  1. A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid...

Ancestry of “cysteine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcystineA nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation...
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cysteine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-