Etymology

eupeptide

E1U1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

Today it means: A normal peptide, rather than an isopeptide. Full definition →

English peptide ← German Peptid ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  12. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  13. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  14. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  15. GermanPepton
  16. Englishpeptone
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. GermanPepton
  19. GermanPeptid
  20. Englishpeptide
  21. English todayeupeptide

From eu- + peptide.

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