Where does “endonucleolysis” come from?
endonucleolysis (English) comes from English nucleolysis, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
endonucleolysis (English): endonucleolytic cleavage of nucleic acids
Definitions
- endonucleolytic cleavage of nucleic acids
Ancestry of “endonucleolysis”, step by step
endonucleolysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nucleolysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleolysis | The destruction of a nucleus; The hydrolysis of a... |
| 2 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |