Where does “macroglobulin” come from?
macroglobulin (English) comes from English globulin, from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
macroglobulin (English): A plasma globulin of high molecular weight
Definitions
- A plasma globulin of high molecular weight
Ancestry of “macroglobulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | globulin | Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in... |
| 2 | English | globule | A small round particle of substance; a drop |
| 3 | French | globule | globule; blood cell |
| 4 | Latin | globulus | Diminutive of globus; globule; button |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |