Where does “diphosphopeptide” come from?
diphosphopeptide (English) comes from English phosphopeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
diphosphopeptide (English): A phosphopeptide that has two phosphate groups
Definitions
- A phosphopeptide that has two phosphate groups
Ancestry of “diphosphopeptide”, step by step
diphosphopeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphopeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphopeptide | Any peptide that incorporates a phosphate group... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |