Where does “antithyroglobulin” come from?
antithyroglobulin (English) comes from English thyroglobulin, from English globulin, from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
antithyroglobulin (English): An antibody that targets thyroglobulin
Definitions
- An antibody that targets thyroglobulin
Ancestry of “antithyroglobulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thyroglobulin | A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that... |
| 2 | English | globulin | Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in... |
| 3 | English | globule | A small round particle of substance; a drop |
| 4 | French | globule | globule; blood cell |
| 5 | Latin | globulus | Diminutive of globus; globule; button |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |