Etymology

phosphotransfer

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1T1R1A1N1S1F4E1R1

Today it means: A transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules Full definition →

English transfer ← Latin trānsferō ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
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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. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Latintrānsferō
  11. Englishtransfer
  12. English todayphosphotransfer

From phospho- + transfer.

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