Where does “methoxymycolate” come from?
methoxymycolate (English) comes from English methoxymycolic acid, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
methoxymycolate (English): Any salt or ester of a methoxymycolic acid
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of a methoxymycolic acid
Ancestry of “methoxymycolate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | methoxymycolic acid | Any mycolic acid that has a methoxy group as a... |
| 2 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 3 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 4 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 5 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner:
##... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |