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Where does “glutamate” come from?

Glutamate derives from English glutamic, from Latin gluten meaning glue, combined with Latin -atus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gewl- meaning to ball up or wind.

glutamate (English): Any salt or ester of glutamic acid

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of glutamic acid

Ancestry of “glutamate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
3Anglo-Norman-cie—
4Latin-tiaoffice, rank
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “glutamate”

  • glutamatergic
  • polyglutamate
  • monoglutamate
  • folylpolyglutamate
  • hypoglutamatergic
  • hyperglutamatergic
  • aspartylglutamate
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