Where does “flavo-” come from?
flavo- (English) comes from English flavin, from Latin flāvus, from Latin palpus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
flavo- (English): Related to, containing, or composed of flavin
Definitions
- Related to, containing, or composed of flavin
Ancestry of “flavo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flavin | Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic... |
| 2 | Latin | flāvus | light(-haired), blond |
| 3 | Latin | palpus | palm of the hand; feeler |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |