Where does “fosforilación” come from?
fosforilación (Spanish) comes from Spanish fosforilar, from Spanish fosforilo, from Spanish fósforo, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
fosforilación (Spanish): phosphorylation
Ancestry of “fosforilación”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | fosforilar | to phosphorylate |
| 2 | Spanish | fosforilo | — |
| 3 | Spanish | fósforo | match, matchstick; 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 |
Words derived from “fosforilación”