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 |
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| 1 | German | Globin | globin |
| 2 | German | -īn | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 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”