Where does “apoferritin” come from?

apoferritin (English) comes from English ferritin, from Latin ferratus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

apoferritin (English): Part of the ferritin that is not combined with...

Definitions

  1. Part of the ferritin that is not combined with...

Ancestry of “apoferritin”, step by step

apoferritin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ferritin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferritinAny of a family of iron-carrying globular protein...
2Latinferratusfurnished, covered, or shod with iron
3Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
4Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-ārefirst conjugation
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English apo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapoIn an inactive, unbound state
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti