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Where does “aquaporin” come from?

aquaporin (English) comes from English porin, from English pore, from Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

aquaporin (English): Any of a class of proteins that form...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of proteins that form...

Ancestry of “aquaporin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporinAny of a class of proteins that cross cellular...
2EnglishporeA tiny opening in the skin; By extension any...
3Middle Englishpore—
4Old Frenchporepore
5Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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