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Where does “tyrosyl” come from?

tyrosyl (English) comes from English tyrosine, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tyrosyl (English): The univalent radical derived from tyrosine

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from tyrosine

Ancestry of “tyrosyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtyrosineA nonessential amino acid "2-amino-3-propanoic...
2Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
3Proto-Hellenictūrós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tyrosyl”

  • phosphotyrosyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →