English
chorismic
Chorismic comes from Ancient Greek χωρίζω ‘to separate, divide’, and goes back to χώρᾱ ‘space’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱkhṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίς‘separated, detached’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζωkhōrízō‘to separate, divide’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015chorismic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχώρᾱkhṓrā‘space’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίς‘separated, detached’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχωρίζωkhōrízō‘to separate, divide’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015chorismic
Earliest quotation: 2015, Saptarshi Ghosh, Uttam Chand Banerjee: “Shikimic acid is further transformed into aromatic amino acids…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave behind’
go, gone, inherit, forego, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- ‘derelict’
Today it means
adj Relating to chorismic acid or its derivatives
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χώρᾱ / chorismic