Where does “phosphorylcreatine” come from?

phosphorylcreatine (English) comes from English phosphoryl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

phosphorylcreatine (English): phosphocreatine

Definitions

  1. phosphocreatine

Ancestry of “phosphorylcreatine”, step by step

phosphorylcreatine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phosphoryl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphosphorylthe trivalent radical O=P≡
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English creatine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreatineAn amino acid, "2-acetic acid", which naturally...
2Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
3Proto-Hellenickréwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →