Where does “hemolysin” come from?

hemolysin (English) comes from English hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hemolysin (English): Any substance that damages the membranes of red...

Definitions

  1. Any substance that damages the membranes of red...

Ancestry of “hemolysin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo-Alternative spelling of haemo-; blood
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “hemolysin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →