Where does “haemoglobin” come from?
Haemoglobin comes from German Globin, from Latin globus meaning a sphere or round mass, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel-.
haemoglobin (English): Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
Ancestry of “haemoglobin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | globin | Any globular protein that incorporates a globin... |
| 2 | German | Globin | globin |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |