Where does “metabolite” come from?
Metabolite derives from English metabolism plus the suffix -ite, with metabolism from Ancient Greek metabolē (change), from βάλλω (to throw), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- (to throw or turn).
metabolite (English): Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a...
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- Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a...
Ancestry of “metabolite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 2 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 3 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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