Where does “deuteroporphyrin” come from?

deuteroporphyrin (English) comes from English porphyrin, from German Porphyrin, from German Hämatoporphyrin — haematoporphyrin.

deuteroporphyrin (English): Any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains

Ancestry of “deuteroporphyrin”, step by step

deuteroporphyrin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English porphyrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporphyrinAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
2GermanPorphyrinporphyrin
3GermanHämatoporphyrinhaematoporphyrin

via English deutero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeuterosecond
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require
Every word from German Hämatoporphyrin →Every word from German Porphyrin →Every word from English porphyrin →