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Where does “oligoviologen” come from?

oligoviologen (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

oligoviologen (English): Any compound composed of several viologen...

Definitions

  1. Any compound composed of several viologen...

Ancestry of “oligoviologen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2Englisholigonucleotidea short sequence of nucleotides , typically with...
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus—
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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