Where does “calyculin” come from?

calyculin (English) comes from English -ule, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

calyculin (English): Any of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of serine/threonine protein phosphatase inhibitors originally isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx

Ancestry of “calyculin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ule—
2Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Latin -ula →Every word from English -ule →