Where does “nonheparin” come from?
nonheparin (English) comes from English heparin, from Latin hēpar, from Ancient Greek ἥπατος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
nonheparin (English): Not involving or not relating to heparin
Definitions
- Not involving or not relating to heparin
Ancestry of “nonheparin”, step by step
nonheparin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heparin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heparin | A compound occurring in the liver and other... |
| 2 | Latin | hēpar | liver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἥπατος | genitive singular of ἧπᾰρ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |