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Where does “zymographic” come from?

zymographic (English) comes from English zymography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

zymographic (English): Of or pertaining to zymography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to zymography

Ancestry of “zymographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzymographyA form of electrophoresis used in the study of...
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “zymographic”

  • zymographically
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