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Where does “peptide” come from?

Peptide is a German coinage Peptid derived from Ancient Greek πεπτός, meaning digested or cooked.

peptide (English): Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of...

Ancestry of “peptide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPeptidpeptide
2Ancient Greekπεπτόςdigested; cooked
3Ancient GreekπέπτωAlternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest
4Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
5Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “peptide”

  • polypeptide
  • neuropeptide
  • peptidase
  • dipeptide
  • tripeptide
  • endopeptidase
  • transpeptidase
  • glycopeptide
  • peptoid
  • oligopeptide
  • dipeptidyl
  • octapeptide
  • nonpeptide
  • pentapeptide
  • peptidic
  • peptidergic
  • phosphopeptide
  • tetrapeptide
  • telopeptide
  • hexapeptide
  • peptidomimetic
  • decapeptide
  • lipopeptide
  • heptapeptide
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