Where does “metastin” come from?
metastin (English) comes from English metastasis, from Ancient Greek μετάστασις, from Ancient Greek μεθίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
metastin (English): kisspeptin
Definitions
- kisspeptin
Ancestry of “metastin”, step by step
metastin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metastasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metastasis | A change in nature, form, or quality; The... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετάστασις | removing, removal; shifting of blame; removal,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεθίστημι | to alter, change; to replace, exchange; to come... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |