Where does “deoxycytidyl” come from?
deoxycytidyl (English) comes from English cytidyl, from English cytidine, from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
deoxycytidyl (English): A univalent radical derived from deoxycytidine
Definitions
- A univalent radical derived from deoxycytidine
Ancestry of “deoxycytidyl”, step by step
deoxycytidyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cytidyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cytidyl | A univalent radical derived from cytidine |
| 2 | English | cytidine | A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to... |
| 3 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 4 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 5 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 6 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |