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Where does “pseudoknot” come from?

pseudoknot (English) comes from English pseudo-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pseudoknot (English): A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one...

Definitions

  1. A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one...

Ancestry of “pseudoknot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
2Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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