phosphotransfer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō

Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)

Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor.

Latin phōsphorusbor.

English phosphorus

English phospho-

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns

Proto-Italic *trāns-

Latin trāns-

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Italic *ferō

Latin ferō

Latin trānsferōder.

English transfer

English phosphotransfer

From phospho- + transfer.

Noun

phosphotransfer (plural phosphotransfers)

1. (biochemistry) A transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules

   a phosphotransfer reaction

Derived terms

• phosphotransferase
• phosphotransference

See also

• phosphorylation