Where does “glycine” come from?
Glycine comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς meaning sweet, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú-.
glycine (English): A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid,...
Definitions
- A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid,...
Ancestry of “glycine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
Words derived from “glycine”