Where does “nitrotyrosine” come from?
nitrotyrosine (English) comes from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nitrotyrosine (English): A product of the nitration of tyrosine that is...
Definitions
- A product of the nitration of tyrosine that is...
Ancestry of “nitrotyrosine”, step by step
nitrotyrosine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 2 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 3 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 4 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 5 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 6 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |