Where does “farnesylation” come from?
farnesylation (English) comes from English farnesylate, from English farnesyl, from English farnesol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
farnesylation (English): The act or process of farnesylating
Definitions
- The act or process of farnesylating
Ancestry of “farnesylation”, step by step
farnesylation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English farnesylate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | farnesylate | To attach a farnesyl group to a protein |
| 2 | English | farnesyl | The univalent radical derived from farnesol |
| 3 | English | farnesol | A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many... |
| 4 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 5 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 6 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English Ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 2 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 3 | French | ion | ion |
| 4 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 5 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |