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Where does “adenosindifosfato” come from?

adenosindifosfato (Italian) comes from Italian adenosina, from Italian -ina, from Interlingua -ina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

adenosindifosfato (Italian): adenosine diphosphate

Definitions

  1. adenosine diphosphate

Ancestry of “adenosindifosfato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianadenosinaadenosine
2Italian-inaAlterative suffix used to form diminutives of...
3Interlingua-ina—
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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