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Where does “glycylglycine” come from?

glycylglycine (English) comes from English glycyl, from English Glycine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

glycylglycine (English): The dipeptide formed from two molecules of...

Definitions

  1. The dipeptide formed from two molecules of...

Ancestry of “glycylglycine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycylThe univalent radical obtained by removal of a...
2EnglishGlycine—
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →