Etymology

dileucine

D2I1L1E1U1C3I1N1E1

Today it means: A dipeptide consisting of two leucine molecules joined via a peptide bond. Full definition →

English leucine ← Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) ← Proto-Hellenic *leukós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  10. Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
  11. Englishleucine
  12. English todaydileucine

From di- + leucine.

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