Where does “fibrinopeptide” come from?
fibrinopeptide (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
fibrinopeptide (English): A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen...
Definitions
- A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen...
Ancestry of “fibrinopeptide”, step by step
fibrinopeptide traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English fibrin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrin | A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in... |
| 2 | English | fibre | A single piece of a given material, elongated and... |
| 3 | French | fibre | fibre |
| 4 | German | Fiber | — |
| 5 | Italian | fibra | fiber, fibre |
| 6 | Spanish | fibra | fiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass |
| 7 | Portuguese | fibra | fibre |
| 8 | Latin | fibra | fiber, filament |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via English peptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 2 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |