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Where does “ribooligonucleotide” come from?

ribooligonucleotide (English) comes from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ribooligonucleotide (English): Any oligonucleotide derived from RNA

Definitions

  1. Any oligonucleotide derived from RNA

Ancestry of “ribooligonucleotide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisholigonucleotidea short sequence of nucleotides , typically with...
2EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
3Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
4Latinnū̆cleus—
5Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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