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Where does “suberoylanilide” come from?

suberoylanilide (English) comes from English suberoyl, from English suberic, from English suber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē- — six.

suberoylanilide (English): The anilide of suberic acid

Definitions

  1. The anilide of suberic acid

Ancestry of “suberoylanilide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuberoylA divalent radical formally derived from suberic...
2EnglishsubericOf or relating to the layer of cells in trees...
3EnglishsuberCork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue...
4Latinsūber—
5Old High Germansūbar—
6Proto-West Germanicsūbrīsober; clean
7Latinsōbrius—
8Latinsē-—
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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