Etymology

anhydrotetracycline

Today it means: A derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics Full definition →

English tetracycline ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishhydro-
  8. Englishanhydro-
  9. Englishtetracycline
  10. English todayanhydrotetracycline

From anhydro- + tetracycline.

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