Where does “lipopentapeptide” come from?
lipopentapeptide (English) comes from English pentapeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
lipopentapeptide (English): A lipopeptide containing five amino acid residues
Definitions
- A lipopeptide containing five amino acid residues
Ancestry of “lipopentapeptide”, step by step
lipopentapeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentapeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentapeptide | An oligopeptide formed from five amino acids |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English lipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lipo | liposuction |