Where does “nesprin” come from?
nesprin (English) comes from English repeat, from Middle English repeten, from Middle French repeter, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
nesprin (English): Any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments
Definitions
- Any of a family of proteins, found in the outer membrane of cell nuclei, that bind to actin or plectin filaments
Ancestry of “nesprin”, step by step
nesprin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English repeat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeat | To do or say again; To refill; To happen again;... |
| 2 | Middle English | repeten | to repeat |
| 3 | Middle French | repeter | — |
| 4 | Old French | repeter | to repeat; to say multiple times |
| 5 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English envelope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | envelope | A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose... |
| 2 | French | enveloppe | envelope |
| 3 | Middle French | enveloppe | — |
| 4 | Old French | envelope | that which envelops, a type of garment; casing,... |
| 5 | Old French | envoloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English nuclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nuclear | Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving... |
| 2 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |