Where does “mithramycin” come from?
mithramycin (English) comes from English -mycin, from English streptomycin, from Translingual Streptomyces, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
mithramycin (English): Synonym of plicamycin
Ancestry of “mithramycin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -mycin | Used to form names of antibiotics produced by... |
| 2 | English | streptomycin | An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic... |
| 3 | Translingual | Streptomyces | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρεπτός | Easily twisted, pliant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρέφω | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |