Where does “nonphosphopeptide” come from?
nonphosphopeptide (English) comes from English phosphopeptide, 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-.
nonphosphopeptide (English): That which is not a phosphopeptide
Definitions
- That which is not a phosphopeptide
Ancestry of “nonphosphopeptide”, step by step
nonphosphopeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphopeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphopeptide | Any peptide that incorporates a phosphate group... |
| 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- | — |