Where does “foldome” come from?

foldome (English) comes from English fold, from Middle English fold, from Old English fald, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.

foldome (English): The totality of folded structures of proteins

Definitions

  1. The totality of folded structures of proteins

Ancestry of “foldome”, step by step

foldome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure

via English ome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomeThe totality of a certain type of biological entity in an organism etc., e.g. the genome or proteome
2LombardÓme—
Every word from Proto-Germanic faludaz →
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