Where does “amylostatin” come from?

amylostatin (English) comes from English statin, from English -statin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

amylostatin (English): Any material that inhibits amylase

Definitions

  1. Any material that inhibits amylase

Ancestry of “amylostatin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatinAny of a class of drugs that lower the amount of...
2English-statinUsed to form the names of statin drugs
3English-ínAttached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word
4EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
5Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
6Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
7Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in