Where does “polypurinic” come from?
polypurinic (English) comes from English purinic, from English purine, from German Purin, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam — to live.
polypurinic (English): Relating to a polypurine
Definitions
- Relating to a polypurine
Ancestry of “polypurinic”, step by step
polypurinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purinic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purinic | Of or pertaining to purine |
| 2 | English | purine | Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds,... |
| 3 | German | Purin | — |
| 4 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 5 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 6 | Old French | vie | life |
| 7 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 8 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 9 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 10 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |