Where does “nukleinsyra” come from?

nukleinsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish syra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

nukleinsyra (Swedish): nucleic acid

Definitions

  1. nucleic acid

Ancestry of “nukleinsyra”, step by step

nukleinsyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Swedish nuklein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnuklein—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Swedish syra →