Where does “pentahistidine” come from?
pentahistidine (English) comes from English histidine, from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
pentahistidine (English): Five consecutive histidine amino-acids in a peptide or protein; the equivalent repeats in a nucleic acid or gene
Definitions
- Five consecutive histidine amino-acids in a peptide or protein; the equivalent repeats in a nucleic acid or gene
Ancestry of “pentahistidine”, step by step
pentahistidine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English histidine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | histidine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 2 | English | -idine | Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring... |
| 3 | English | pyridine | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 4 | German | Pyridin | pyridine |
| 5 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English penta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penta | — |