Etymology

selenomethionine

Today it means: An amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium Full definition →

English methionine ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  6. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  7. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. GermanMethy
  11. Englishmethyl
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  14. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  15. Englishthio-
  16. Englishmethionine
  17. English todayselenomethionine

From seleno- + methionine.

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