Where does “nonglycopeptide” come from?
nonglycopeptide (English) comes from English glycopeptide, 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-.
nonglycopeptide (English): Any substance that is not a glycopeptide
Definitions
- Any substance that is not a glycopeptide
Ancestry of “nonglycopeptide”, step by step
nonglycopeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glycopeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glycopeptide | any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |