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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

  1. Any of a large family of motor proteins found in...

Ancestry of “myosin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyo-muscle
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “myosin”

  • troponin
  • tropomyosin
  • meromyosin
  • paramyosin
  • antitropomyosin
  • myosinic
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