Where does “histidine” come from?
histidine (English) comes from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
histidine (English): An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal...
Definitions
- An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal...
Ancestry of “histidine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 2 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 3 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 4 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “histidine”
- histamine
- antihistamine
- histaminergic
- antihistaminic
- hexahistidine
- phosphohistidine
- histaminic
- histidyl
- polyhistidine
- methylhistidine
- histaminase
- methylhistamine
- antihistaminergic
- oligohistidine
- histidinase
- histidinuria
- decahistidine
- dodecahistidine
- mercaptohistidine
- octahistidine
- pentahistidine
- histidină
- ヒスチジン
- hexahistidyl