Where does “adipochemokine” come from?
adipochemokine (English) comes from English chemokine, from English -kine, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
adipochemokine (English): A chemokine associated with adipose tissue
Definitions
- A chemokine associated with adipose tissue
Ancestry of “adipochemokine”, step by step
adipochemokine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chemokine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemokine | Any of various chemotactic cytokines, produced... |
| 2 | English | -kine | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 4 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English adipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adipo | — |