Where does “gluconeogenesis” come from?
Gluconeogenesis comes from English neogenesis, from English genesis, from Latin genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-, meaning "to produce or give birth."
gluconeogenesis (English): The metabolic process in which glucose is formed,...
Definitions
- The metabolic process in which glucose is formed,...
Ancestry of “gluconeogenesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | neogenesis | The regeneration of tissue; The formation of new... |
| 2 | English | Neo | — |
| 3 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |