Where does “neuropilin” come from?

neuropilin (English) comes from English pilin, from English pilus, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

neuropilin (English): Any of a group of glycoproteins which act as...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of glycoproteins which act as...

Ancestry of “neuropilin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpilinAny of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus...
2EnglishpilusA hair; A hairlike appendage found on the cell...
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →