Where does “chemocyanin” come from?

chemocyanin (English) comes from English cyanin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

chemocyanin (English): A plantacyanin, extracted from the stigma of the...

Definitions

  1. A plantacyanin, extracted from the stigma of the...

Ancestry of “chemocyanin”, step by step

chemocyanin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyanin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyaninAlternative form of cyanine
2English-ínAttached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in