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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ferro | El Hierro |
| 2 | Italian | ferro | iron; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 4 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English protein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protein | Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced... |
| 2 | French | protéine | protein |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |