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Where does “hirudin” come from?

hirudin (English) comes from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

hirudin (English): A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of...

Definitions

  1. A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of...

Ancestry of “hirudin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ín—
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “hirudin”

  • hirudinized
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →