Where does “antitrypsin” come from?
Antitrypsin derives from English trypsin combined with the prefix anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.
antitrypsin (English): Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit...
Definitions
- Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit...
Ancestry of “antitrypsin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trypsin | A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds |
| 2 | English | -ín | — |
| 3 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 4 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |