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Where does “methæmoglobin” come from?

methæmoglobin (English) comes from English methemoglobin, from English haemoglobin, from English globin, from German Globin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

methæmoglobin (English): Alternative spelling of methemoglobin

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin

Ancestry of “methæmoglobin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethemoglobinAn oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric...
2EnglishhaemoglobinAlternative spelling of hemoglobin
3EnglishglobinAny globular protein that incorporates a globin...
4GermanGlobinglobin
5German-īn—
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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