Where does “atrophin” come from?
atrophin (English) comes from English atrophy, from French atrophie, from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία, from Ancient Greek ἄτροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
atrophin (English): Any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue
Definitions
- Any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue
Ancestry of “atrophin”, step by step
atrophin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atrophy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atrophy | A reduction in the functionality of an organ... |
| 2 | French | atrophie | atrophy |
| 3 | Latin | atrophia | atrophy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀτροφία | a wasting away; lack of food, hunger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄτροφος | ill-fed, un-nourished |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |