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Where does “cruciferin” come from?

cruciferin (English) comes from English crucifer, from Latin crucifer, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

cruciferin (English): A storage protein found in the seeds of some...

Definitions

  1. A storage protein found in the seeds of some...

Ancestry of “cruciferin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcruciferA person who carries a cross in a religious...
2Latincrucifer"the" cross-bearer, that is Jēsūs Chrīstus
3Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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