Where does “clastokine” come from?

clastokine (English) comes from English -kine, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clastokine (English): Any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of cytokines derived from osteoclasts

Ancestry of “clastokine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-kine
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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