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Where does “nonapeptide” come from?

nonapeptide (English) comes from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.

nonapeptide (English): An oligopeptide formed from nine amino acids

Definitions

  1. An oligopeptide formed from nine amino acids

Ancestry of “nonapeptide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeptideAny of a class of organic compounds consisting of...
2GermanPeptidpeptide
3Ancient Greekπεπτόςdigested; cooked
4Ancient GreekπέπτωAlternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest
5Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
6Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →