Where does “cytidine” come from?
cytidine (English) comes from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
cytidine (English): A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to...
Definitions
- A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to...
Ancestry of “cytidine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 2 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 4 | German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “cytidine”