Where does “metalloaffinity” come from?

metalloaffinity (English) comes from English affinity, from Middle English affinite, from Old French affinité.

metalloaffinity (English): The affinity for a metal atom, typically one in a metalloprotein

Definitions

  1. The affinity for a metal atom, typically one in a metalloprotein

Ancestry of “metalloaffinity”, step by step

metalloaffinity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English affinity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffinityA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a...
2Middle Englishaffinite—
3Old Frenchaffinité—

via English metallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmetallo—
Every word from Old French affinité →Every word from Middle English affinite →Every word from English affinity →