Where does “homoallylglycine” come from?
homoallylglycine (English) comes from English homoallyl, from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homoallylglycine (English): Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins
Definitions
- Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins
Ancestry of “homoallylglycine”, step by step
homoallylglycine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homoallyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homoallyl | the univalent radical CH=CH–CH–CH– |
| 2 | English | homo | Clipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a... |
| 3 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 4 | German | homosexual | — |
| 5 | German | homo- | homo |
| 6 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English Glycine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Glycine | A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |