Where does “ferritin” come from?
Ferritin derives from Latin ferratus, formed with the Latin suffix -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós, suffix formations denoting a state or condition.
ferritin (English): Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein...
Definitions
- Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein...
Ancestry of “ferritin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ferratus | furnished, covered, or shod with iron |
| 2 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 3 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |