Where does “meromyosin” come from?

meromyosin (English) comes from English myosin, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

meromyosin (English): Either of the two subunits of myosin that are...

Definitions

  1. Either of the two subunits of myosin that are...

Ancestry of “meromyosin”, step by step

meromyosin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English myosin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyosinAny of a large family of motor proteins found in...
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English mero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeroAny of several large groupers of warm seas;...
2Spanishmeromere; pure; grouper
3Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →
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