Where does “oxalylglycine” come from?
oxalylglycine (English) comes from English oxalyl, from English oxalic, from French oxalique, from Translingual Oxalis, from Latin oxălis, from Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς, from Ancient Greek ὄξος, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς — sharp.
oxalylglycine (English): An amide formed from condensation of oxalic acid...
Definitions
- An amide formed from condensation of oxalic acid...
Ancestry of “oxalylglycine”, step by step
oxalylglycine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxalyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxalyl | Either the univalent or the divalent radicals... |
| 2 | English | oxalic | Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its... |
| 3 | French | oxalique | oxalic |
| 4 | Translingual | Oxalis | the sorrel plant |
| 5 | Latin | oxălis | A kind of sorrel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀξαλίς | sour wine; garden sorrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄξος | poor wine; vinegar made therefrom; sour fellow,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀξύς | sharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English Glycine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Glycine | A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |