Where does “membranotropic” come from?
membranotropic (English) comes from English tropic, from French tropique, from Late Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
membranotropic (English): That moves towards, or is active at biological...
Definitions
- That moves towards, or is active at biological...
Ancestry of “membranotropic”, step by step
membranotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tropic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 2 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 3 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English membrane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | membrane | A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming... |
| 2 | Latin | membrāna | the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; especially the skin or slough of snakes |
| 3 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |