Where does “lactoferrin” come from?
lactoferrin (English) comes from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
lactoferrin (English): A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva
Definitions
- A globular multifunctional protein with antimicrobial activity, found in milk and many mucosal secretions such as tears and saliva
Ancestry of “lactoferrin”, step by step
lactoferrin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ferrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 2 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |