Where does “homododecamer” come from?
homododecamer (English) comes from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homododecamer (English): A dodecamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from twelve identical monomers
Definitions
- A dodecamer, especially a biologically active one, derived from twelve identical monomers
Ancestry of “homododecamer”, step by step
homododecamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homo | Clipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a... |
| 2 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 3 | German | homosexual | — |
| 4 | German | homo- | homo |
| 5 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English dodecamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dodecamer | An oligomer having twelve subunits |
| 2 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |