Where does “glutathione” come from?
Glutathione is a compound formed from gluta- and English -thione, derived from Ancient Greek θεῖον, from θεῖος, from θεός meaning god, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
glutathione (English): A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine...
Definitions
- A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine...
Ancestry of “glutathione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thione | A ketone-like compound in which the oxygen is... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |