Where does “heptapseudopeptide” come from?
heptapseudopeptide (English) comes from English pseudopeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
heptapseudopeptide (English): A pseudopeptide composed of seven units
Definitions
- A pseudopeptide composed of seven units
Ancestry of “heptapseudopeptide”, step by step
heptapseudopeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pseudopeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudopeptide | An amide of an amino acid that does not occur in... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English hepta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hepta | seven |