Where does “extramelanopsin” come from?
extramelanopsin (English) comes from English extra, from English extraordinary, from Latin extraordinārius, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
extramelanopsin (English): An isomeric form of melanopsin
Definitions
- An isomeric form of melanopsin
Ancestry of “extramelanopsin”, step by step
extramelanopsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via English melanopsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melanopsin | Any of a class of photopigment found in the... |
| 2 | English | opsin | Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the... |
| 3 | English | rhodopsin | A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |