Where does “myosin” come from?
Myosin comes from English myo-, combining form from Ancient Greek μῦς meaning mouse or muscle, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s.
myosin (English): Any of a large family of motor proteins found in...
Definitions
- Any of a large family of motor proteins found in...
Ancestry of “myosin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | myo- | muscle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
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