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Where does “deoxyhypusine” come from?

deoxyhypusine (English) comes from English deoxy, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deoxyhypusine (English): The amino acid "N6--L-lysine"

Definitions

  1. The amino acid "N6--L-lysine"

Ancestry of “deoxyhypusine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeoxyDescribing any compound formally derived from...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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