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Where does “methylenetetrahydrofolate” come from?

methylenetetrahydrofolate (English) comes from English tetrahydrofolate, from English folate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

methylenetetrahydrofolate (English): The substrate used by the enzyme...

Definitions

  1. The substrate used by the enzyme...

Ancestry of “methylenetetrahydrofolate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetrahydrofolateA coenzyme, formed by reduction of folic acid,...
2EnglishfolateA salt or ester of folic acid, especially one...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie—
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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