Where does “actinome” come from?

actinome (English) comes from English actin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς — ray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke.

actinome (English): All the actins of an organism

Definitions

  1. All the actins of an organism

Ancestry of “actinome”, step by step

actinome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English actin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactinA globular structural protein that polymerizes in...
2Ancient Greekἀκτίςray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke

via English ome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomeThe totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome
2LombardÓme
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς