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Where does “muramic” come from?

muramic (English) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

muramic (English): Of or pertaining to muramic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to muramic acid or its...

Ancestry of “muramic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūrus—
2Old Latinmoerus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “muramic”

  • muramyl
  • acetylmuramic
  • acetylmuramyl
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