Where does “carboxyhemoglobin” come from?
carboxyhemoglobin (English) comes from English carboxy, from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge.
carboxyhemoglobin (English): The stable complex of carbon monoxide with...
Definitions
- The stable complex of carbon monoxide with...
Ancestry of “carboxyhemoglobin”, step by step
carboxyhemoglobin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carboxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carboxy | The carboxyl group |
| 2 | English | carboxyl | A univalent functional group consisting of a... |
| 3 | English | carbonyl | In organic chemistry, a divalent functional... |
| 4 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 5 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 6 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 7 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 8 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 9 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 10 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English hemoglobin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hemoglobin | The iron-containing substance in red blood cells... |
| 2 | English | hematinoglobulin | Alternative form of hemoglobin |
| 3 | English | hematin | Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 5 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |