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Where does “diribonucleotide” come from?

diribonucleotide (English) comes from English ribonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

diribonucleotide (English): A small segment of RNA consisting of two...

Definitions

  1. A small segment of RNA consisting of two...

Ancestry of “diribonucleotide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribonucleotideAny nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
2EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
3Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
4Latinnū̆cleus—
5Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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