Etymology

glycopeptide

G2L1Y4C3O1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

Today it means: any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  7. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  8. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  9. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  10. GermanPepton
  11. Englishpeptone
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. GermanPepton
  14. GermanPeptid
  15. Englishpeptide
  16. English todayglycopeptide

From glyco- + peptide.

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