Where does “microglobulin” come from?
microglobulin (English) comes from English globulin, from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
microglobulin (English): A low molecular-weight globulin; A peptide...
Definitions
- A low molecular-weight globulin; A peptide...
Ancestry of “microglobulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | globulin | Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in... |
| 2 | English | globule | A small round particle of substance; a drop |
| 3 | French | globule | globule; blood cell |
| 4 | Latin | globulus | Diminutive of globus; globule; button |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “microglobulin”