Where does “homopurinic” come from?
homopurinic (English) comes from English purinic, from English purine, from German Purin, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.
homopurinic (English): Relating to, or composed of a homopurine
Definitions
- Relating to, or composed of a homopurine
Ancestry of “homopurinic”, step by step
homopurinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purinic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purinic | Of or pertaining to purine |
| 2 | English | purine | Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,... |
| 3 | German | Purin | — |
| 4 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 5 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 6 | Old French | vie | life |
| 7 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 8 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 9 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 10 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
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... |