Where does “interpeptide” come from?
interpeptide (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.
interpeptide (English): Between peptides
Definitions
- Between peptides
Ancestry of “interpeptide”, step by step
interpeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English peptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 2 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |