Where does “subpeptide” come from?
subpeptide (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
subpeptide (English): A peptide that is derived from part of a larger one
Definitions
- A peptide that is derived from part of a larger one
Ancestry of “subpeptide”, step by step
subpeptide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English peptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 2 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |