Where does “hemeprotein” come from?
hemeprotein (English) comes from English protein, from French protéine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
hemeprotein (English): Any conjugated protein containing heme as the...
Definitions
- Any conjugated protein containing heme as the...
Ancestry of “hemeprotein”, step by step
hemeprotein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protein | Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced... |
| 2 | French | protéine | protein |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English heme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heme | The component of hemoglobin responsible for... |
| 2 | English | hemoglobin | The iron-containing substance in red blood cells... |
| 3 | English | hematinoglobulin | Alternative form of hemoglobin |
| 4 | English | hematin | Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 6 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |