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Where does “granulin” come from?

granulin (English) comes from English granule, from French granule, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

granulin (English): Any of a family of secreted glycosylated peptides...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of secreted glycosylated peptides...

Ancestry of “granulin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgranuleA tiny grain, a small particle; A small structure...
2Frenchgranulefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Latingrānulum—
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “granulin”

  • progranulin
  • paragranulin
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