Where does “pseudotrimer” come from?
pseudotrimer (English) comes from English trimer, from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
pseudotrimer (English): An apparent trimer
Definitions
- An apparent trimer
Ancestry of “pseudotrimer”, step by step
pseudotrimer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trimer | A polymer composed of three monomers |
| 2 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |