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Where does “glycogénolyse” come from?

glycogénolyse (French) comes from French glycogène, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

glycogénolyse (French): glycogenolysis

Definitions

  1. glycogenolysis

Ancestry of “glycogénolyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglycogèneglycogen
2French-gène-gen, -genic
3Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
4Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
5Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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