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Where does “polypeptidic” come from?

polypeptidic (English) comes from English polypeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.

polypeptidic (English): Of or pertaining to a polypeptide

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a polypeptide

Ancestry of “polypeptidic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolypeptideAny polymer of amino acids joined via peptide...
2EnglishpeptideAny of a class of organic compounds consisting of...
3GermanPeptidpeptide
4Ancient Greekπεπτόςdigested; cooked
5Ancient GreekπέπτωAlternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest
6Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
7Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →