Where does “deoligomerize” come from?
deoligomerize (English) comes from English oligomerize, from English oligomer, from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
deoligomerize (English): To break up an oligomer to form its constituent monomers
Definitions
- To break up an oligomer to form its constituent monomers
Ancestry of “deoligomerize”, step by step
deoligomerize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligomerize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligomerize | To react together to form an oligomer |
| 2 | English | oligomer | A compound intermediate between a monomer and a... |
| 3 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 4 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 5 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 6 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 7 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 8 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 9 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |