Where does “deoxy-” come from?
deoxy- (English) comes from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
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Ancestry of “deoxy-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “deoxy-”
- doxorubicin
- deoxyribonucleic
- deoxyribose
- deoxyglucose
- deoxycytidine
- dideoxy
- deoxynucleotide
- deoxyuridine
- chenodeoxycholic
- deoxythymidine
- dideoxynucleotide
- deoxynucleoside
- dideoxycytidine
- fluorodeoxyuridine
- polydeoxynucleotide
- dideoxyribonucleoside
- deoxyribosyl
- hexadeoxynucleotide
- deoxyribosyltransferase
- cortodoxone
- deoxycorticosterone
- doxycycline
- decitabine
- deoxyadenosylcobalamin