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Where does “valine” come from?

Valine comes from English valerian, Old French -ine, Latin -inus, and Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-, ultimately deriving from a suffix meaning "of or pertaining to."

valine (English): An essential amino acid "2-amino-3-methylbutanoic...

Definitions

  1. An essential amino acid "2-amino-3-methylbutanoic...

Ancestry of “valine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
2French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
3French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
4Middle French-é—
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “valine”

  • valyl
  • isovaline
  • norvaline
  • hypervalinemia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →