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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

  1. A low molecular-weight globulin; A peptide...

Ancestry of “microglobulin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglobulinAny of a group of simple proteins, soluble in...
2EnglishglobuleA small round particle of substance; a drop
3Frenchglobuleglobule; blood cell
4LatinglobulusDiminutive of globus; globule; button
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “microglobulin”

  • microglobulinuria
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