Etymology

alkylglycine

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Today it means: Any N-alkyl derivative of glycine Full definition →

English glycine ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  12. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  13. Englishglycine
  14. English todayalkylglycine

From alkyl + glycine.

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