Where does “tripeptidyl” come from?
tripeptidyl (English) comes from English tripeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
tripeptidyl (English): Any univalent radical derived from a tripeptide
Definitions
- Any univalent radical derived from a tripeptide
Ancestry of “tripeptidyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tripeptide | An organic compound formed from three amino acids... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |