Where does “importin” come from?

importin (English) comes from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

importin (English): Any of various karyopherins that move other...

Definitions

  1. Any of various karyopherins that move other...

Ancestry of “importin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimportSomething brought in from an exterior source,...
2Middle Englishimporten
3Old Frenchemporter
4Latinimportōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én