Where does “apomucin” come from?

apomucin (English) comes from English mucin, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

apomucin (English): The apoprotein of a mucin

Definitions

  1. The apoprotein of a mucin

Ancestry of “apomucin”, step by step

apomucin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mucin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucinAny of several glycoproteins found in mucus
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in

via English apo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapoIn an inactive, unbound state
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in