Etymology

diphosphomevalonate

Today it means: mevalonate diphosphate Full definition →

English mevalonate ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  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*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  15. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  16. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  17. Latinphōsphorus
  18. Englishphosphorus
  19. Englishphospho-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  21. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  22. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. GermanMethy
  26. Englishmethyl
  27. Englishvalerian
  28. Englishvaleric
  29. GermanKeton
  30. Englishketone
  31. Englishmevalonic
  32. Englishmevalonate
  33. English todaydiphosphomevalonate

From di- + phospho- + mevalonate.

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