Where does “heterodinucleotide” come from?
heterodinucleotide (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heterodinucleotide (English): A dinucleotide composed of two different nucleotides
Definitions
- A dinucleotide composed of two different nucleotides
Ancestry of “heterodinucleotide”, step by step
heterodinucleotide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English dinucleotide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dinucleotide | Any molecule consisting primarily of two... |
| 2 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 3 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 4 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 5 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |