Where does “lipovitellin” come from?
lipovitellin (English) comes from English vitellin, from English vitell-, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lipovitellin (English): A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage
Definitions
- A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage
Ancestry of “lipovitellin”, step by step
lipovitellin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitellin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitellin | A protein found in egg yolk |
| 2 | English | vitell- | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English lipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lipo | liposuction |