Where does “homocisteína” come from?

homocisteína (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cisteína, from German Cystein, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

homocisteína (Portuguese): homocysteine

Definitions

  1. homocysteine

Ancestry of “homocisteína”, step by step

homocisteína traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cisteína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcisteínacysteine
2GermanCysteincysteine
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Portuguese cisteína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecisteínacysteine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from German Cystein →