Where does “dihydroxyphenylalanine” come from?
dihydroxyphenylalanine (English) comes from English hydroxyphenyl, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
dihydroxyphenylalanine (English): Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the...
Definitions
- Either of two enantiomers of a derivative of the...
Ancestry of “dihydroxyphenylalanine”, step by step
dihydroxyphenylalanine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxyphenyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxyphenyl | Any of three isomeric hydroxy derivatives of the... |
| 2 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 3 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 4 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 5 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English alanine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |