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Where does “metavinculin” come from?

metavinculin (English) comes from English vinculin, from English vinculum, from Latin vinculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

metavinculin (English): A splice variant of the protein vinculin, found...

Definitions

  1. A splice variant of the protein vinculin, found...

Ancestry of “metavinculin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvinculinA membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion...
2EnglishvinculumA bond or link signifying union; Any symbol used...
3LatinvinculumAny instrument whereby anything is bound or tied...
4Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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