Where does “phosphomotif” come from?

phosphomotif (English) comes from English motif, from French motif, from Medieval Latin motivum, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

phosphomotif (English): A sequence of phosphopeptides

Definitions

  1. A sequence of phosphopeptides

Ancestry of “phosphomotif”, step by step

phosphomotif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English motif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmotifA recurring or dominant element; a theme; A short...
2Frenchmotifmotive; motif; pattern, design
3Medieval Latinmotivumnominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative...
4Latinmōtivusstirred
5Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English phospho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphospho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin mōtus