Where does “intercysteine” come from?

intercysteine (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

intercysteine (English): Between cysteine residues of a protein

Definitions

  1. Between cysteine residues of a protein

Ancestry of “intercysteine”, step by step

intercysteine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English cysteine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcysteineA sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid...
2EnglishcystineA nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros