Where does “hydrobilirubin” come from?
hydrobilirubin (English) comes from English bilirubin, from German Bilirubin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
hydrobilirubin (English): A body formed from bilirubin, identical with...
Definitions
- A body formed from bilirubin, identical with...
Ancestry of “hydrobilirubin”, step by step
hydrobilirubin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bilirubin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bilirubin | A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown... |
| 2 | German | Bilirubin | bilirubin |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |