Where does “heterooligomer” come from?
heterooligomer (English) comes from English oligomer, from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
heterooligomer (English): Any oligomer composed of two or more different...
Definitions
- Any oligomer composed of two or more different...
Ancestry of “heterooligomer”, step by step
heterooligomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligomer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligomer | A compound intermediate between a monomer and a... |
| 2 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 3 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 4 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 5 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 6 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 7 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 8 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
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 |