Where does “cnidopsin” come from?
cnidopsin (English) comes from English cnidarian, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
cnidopsin (English): Any of a family of opsins found in cnidarian...
Definitions
- Any of a family of opsins found in cnidarian...
Ancestry of “cnidopsin”, step by step
cnidopsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cnidarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cnidarian | Any of various invertebrate animals, such as... |
| 2 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 3 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 4 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English opsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opsin | Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the... |
| 2 | English | rhodopsin | A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |