Where does “deoxyanthocyanidin” come from?
deoxyanthocyanidin (English) comes from English anthocyanidin, from English cyanidin, from English -id, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
deoxyanthocyanidin (English): Any derivative of an anthocyanidin in which a hydroxy group has been replaced by a hydrogen atom
Definitions
- Any derivative of an anthocyanidin in which a hydroxy group has been replaced by a hydrogen atom
Ancestry of “deoxyanthocyanidin”, step by step
deoxyanthocyanidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anthocyanidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anthocyanidin | An aglycone of an anthocyanin |
| 2 | English | cyanidin | An anthocyanidin pigment, "2-... |
| 3 | English | -id | of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign... |
| 4 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 5 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 6 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English deoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deoxy | Describing any compound formally derived from... |
| 2 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |