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Where does “πρωτεῖος” come from?

πρωτεῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρωτεῖος (Ancient Greek): primary

Definitions

  1. primary

Ancestry of “πρωτεῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
2Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πρωτεῖος”

  • protein
  • protease
  • glycoprotein
  • lipoprotein
  • proteomics
  • proteinuria
  • apolipoprotein
  • metalloproteinase
  • proteinase
  • fetoprotein
  • proteinaceous
  • ribonucleoprotein
  • phosphoprotein
  • multiprotein
  • nucleoprotein
  • oncoprotein
  • polyprotein
  • nonprotein
  • metalloprotease
  • apoprotein
  • paraprotein
  • flavoprotein
  • hypoproteinemia
  • selenoprotein
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