Where does “affosfórun” come from?
affosfórun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fosfórun, from Icelandic fosfór, from Danish fosfor, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
affosfórun (Icelandic): dephosphorylation
Definitions
- dephosphorylation
Ancestry of “affosfórun”, step by step
affosfórun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fosfórun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fosfórun | phosphorylation |
| 2 | Icelandic | fosfór | phosphorus |
| 3 | Danish | fosfor | phosphorus |
| 4 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |