Where does “methyllysine” come from?

methyllysine (English) comes from English lysine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

methyllysine (English): Any of three methylation products of the amino...

Definitions

  1. Any of three methylation products of the amino...

Ancestry of “methyllysine”, step by step

methyllysine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lysine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlysineAn essential amino acid, CHNO
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English methyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
2GermanMethylmethyl
3Ancient Greekμέθυwine
4Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine