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Where does “seryl” come from?

seryl (English) comes from English serine, from Latin Sēricus, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

seryl (English): The univalent radical derived from serine

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from serine

Ancestry of “seryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserineA nonessential amino acid, CHOH.CHCOOH, found in...
2LatinSēricus—
3Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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