Where does “gloeorhodopsin” come from?

gloeorhodopsin (English) comes from English rhodopsin, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

gloeorhodopsin (English): A form of rhodopsin present in Gloeobacter violaceus

Definitions

  1. A form of rhodopsin present in Gloeobacter violaceus

Ancestry of “gloeorhodopsin”, step by step

gloeorhodopsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rhodopsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrhodopsinA light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via English Gloeobacter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGloeobacter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ