Etymology

phosphopeptide

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any peptide that incorporates a phosphate group as a result of phosphorylation Full definition →

English peptide ← German Peptid ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
  17. Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
  18. Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
  19. Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
  20. GermanPepton
  21. Englishpeptone
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. GermanPepton
  24. GermanPeptid
  25. Englishpeptide
  26. English todayphosphopeptide

From phospho- + peptide.

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