Etymology

telopeptide

T1E1L1O1P3E1P3T1I1D2E1

Today it means: an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity Full definition →

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

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

From telo- + peptide.

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