Where does “microfibrillin” come from?

microfibrillin (English) comes from English fibrillin, from English fibril, from Latin fibrilla, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

microfibrillin (English): A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin

Definitions

  1. A very short form of fibrillin that serves as a scaffold for the deposition of elastin

Ancestry of “microfibrillin”, step by step

microfibrillin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibrillin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibrillinA glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary...
2EnglishfibrilA fine fibre or filament; Any fine, filamentous...
3Latinfibrilla—
4Latinfibrafiber, filament
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →