Where does “phenylalanyl” come from?
phenylalanyl (English) comes from English phenylalanine, from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
phenylalanyl (English): The univalent radical derived from phenylalanine
Definitions
- The univalent radical derived from phenylalanine
Ancestry of “phenylalanyl”, step by step
phenylalanyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phenylalanine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenylalanine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 2 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English YL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YL | A female radio amateur; Initialism of young... |
| 2 | English | young lady | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |