Where does “oligodendrimer” come from?
oligodendrimer (English) comes from English dendrimer, from English dendr-, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium — wild; wild animal.
oligodendrimer (English): A dendrimeric oligomer
Definitions
- A dendrimeric oligomer
Ancestry of “oligodendrimer”, step by step
oligodendrimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dendrimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dendrimer | Any polymer or oligomer having branches of atoms... |
| 2 | English | dendr- | Used to form words concerning trees or branching |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 4 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 6 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 8 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via English oligo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 2 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 3 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 4 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 5 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 6 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |