Where does “sedoheptulose” come from?
sedoheptulose (English) comes from English sedum, from Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum, from Latin sedes, from Latin -es, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
sedoheptulose (English): A heptose ketose widely distributed in plants of the family Crassulaceae especially in the leaves of the sedum; it plays a part in the fixation of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis
Definitions
- A heptose ketose widely distributed in plants of the family Crassulaceae especially in the leaves of the sedum; it plays a part in the fixation of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis
Ancestry of “sedoheptulose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedum | Any of various succulent plants, of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | cedum | — |
| 3 | Latin | sedum | The houseleek; genitive plural of sēdēs |
| 4 | Latin | sedes | seat, chair; place, residence, settlement,... |
| 5 | Latin | -es | used to form a third-declension feminine abstract... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |