Where does “halorhodopsin” come from?

halorhodopsin (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.

halorhodopsin (English): A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride...

Definitions

  1. A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride...

Ancestry of “halorhodopsin”, step by step

halorhodopsin 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 halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →