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Where does “glycogène” come from?

glycogène (French) comes from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

glycogène (French): glycogen

Definitions

  1. glycogen

Ancestry of “glycogène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-gène-gen, -genic
2Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “glycogène”

  • glycogen
  • glycogenolysis
  • glycogenosis
  • glycogenic
  • glycogenolytic
  • phytoglycogen
  • nonglycogen
  • glycogenotic
  • glycogénolyse
  • glycogénose
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