Etymology

peptidomimetic

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Today it means: A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties. Full definition →

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

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

From peptide + -o- + mimetic.

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