Where does “desoxyribonucleic” come from?
desoxyribonucleic (English) comes from English desoxyribose, from English ribose, from German Ribose, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.
desoxyribonucleic (English): Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
Definitions
- Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
Ancestry of “desoxyribonucleic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | desoxyribose | Alternative spelling of deoxyribose |
| 2 | English | ribose | A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a... |
| 3 | German | Ribose | ribose |
| 4 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 5 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 6 | English | arabic | — |
| 7 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 10 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 11 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |