Where does “galactolectin” come from?

galactolectin (English) comes from English lectin, from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

galactolectin (English): Any lectin that binds galactose

Definitions

  1. Any lectin that binds galactose

Ancestry of “galactolectin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlectinAny of a class of proteins that bind specific...
2Latinlēctuschosen; picked; having been selected
3Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-