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Where does “lubricin” come from?

lubricin (English) comes from English lubricate, from Latin lubricatus, from Latin lubrico, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.

lubricin (English): Any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins...

Ancestry of “lubricin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlubricateTo make slippery or smooth by applying a...
2Latinlubricatuslubricated; having been made slippery
3LatinlubricoI make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease
4Latinlubricusslippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant
5Proto-Italicslouβrikos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslewbʰ-slip, slide
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