Where does “globin” come from?
Globin derives from German Globin, from Latin globus meaning "sphere or ball," from Proto-Indo-European gel- meaning "to ball up or form into a sphere."
globin (English): Any globular protein that incorporates a globin...
Definitions
- Any globular protein that incorporates a globin...
Ancestry of “globin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Globin | globin |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “globin”
- haemoglobin
- methemoglobin
- methemoglobinemia
- haemoglobinuria
- oxyhaemoglobin
- neuroglobin
- haemoglobinopathy
- cytoglobin
- hemoglobinometer
- haemoglobinometer
- haemoglobinization
- ferrihaemoglobin
- methemoglobinuria
- methemoglobinemic
- flavoglobin
- haptoglobin
- androglobin
- apoglobin
- choleglobin
- microglobin
- protoglobin
- thyroglobin
- 헤모글로빈
- haemoglobinate