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Where does “cysteinyl” come from?

cysteinyl (English) comes from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

cysteinyl (English): Of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from the amino acid...

Ancestry of “cysteinyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
2Frenchméthylènemethylene
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “cysteinyl”

  • cysteinylation
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