Where does “holoprotein” come from?

holoprotein (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.

holoprotein (English): A conjugated protein; an apoprotein combined with...

Definitions

  1. A conjugated protein; an apoprotein combined with...

Ancestry of “holoprotein”, step by step

holoprotein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English protein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproteinAny of numerous large, complex naturally-produced...
2Frenchprotéineprotein
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English holo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishholohologram; Bound by ligands
2Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂
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