Where does “enterotransporter” come from?

enterotransporter (English) comes from English transporter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

enterotransporter (English): Any material that transports smaller molecules through (the walls of) the intestines

Definitions

  1. Any material that transports smaller molecules through (the walls of) the intestines

Ancestry of “enterotransporter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransporterOne who, or that which transports; A carrier
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti