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Where does “heparan” come from?

heparan (English) comes from Latin hēpar, from Ancient Greek ἥπατος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

heparan (English): A biologically active polysaccharide that exists...

Definitions

  1. A biologically active polysaccharide that exists...

Ancestry of “heparan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhēpar—
2Ancient Greekἥπατοςgenitive singular of ἧπᾰρ
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
4Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
5Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
6Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “heparan”

  • heparanase
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