Where does “ferroprotein” come from?

ferroprotein (English) comes from English Ferro, from Italian ferro, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

ferroprotein (English): Any protein that contains iron in a prosthetic...

Definitions

  1. Any protein that contains iron in a prosthetic...

Ancestry of “ferroprotein”, step by step

ferroprotein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ferro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFerroEl Hierro
2Italianferroiron; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
4Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-ārefirst conjugation
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English protein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproteinAny of numerous large, complex naturally-produced...
2Frenchprotéineprotein
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti