Where does “microribonucleic” come from?
microribonucleic (English) comes from English ribonucleic, from English ribose, from German Ribose, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.
microribonucleic (English): Relating to microRNA
Definitions
- Relating to microRNA
Ancestry of “microribonucleic”, step by step
microribonucleic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ribonucleic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ribonucleic | Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | ribose | A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a... |
| 3 | German | Ribose | ribose |
| 4 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 5 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 6 | English | arabic | Related to the Arabic language |
| 7 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | Arabic, Arab |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 10 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 11 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |