Where does “nonanucleotide” come from?
nonanucleotide (English) comes from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nonanucleotide (English): A codon containing nine nucleotides
Definitions
- A codon containing nine nucleotides
Ancestry of “nonanucleotide”, step by step
nonanucleotide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nucleotide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 2 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English Nona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nona | The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho |