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Where does “нуклеоти́д” come from?

нуклеоти́д (Russian) comes from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “нуклеоти́д”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
2Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
3Latinnū̆cleus—
4Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “нуклеоти́д”

  • нуклеотидный
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