Where does “nodulin” come from?
nodulin (English) comes from English nodule, from Latin nōdulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nodulin (English): Any of a class of plant proteins formed or enhanced during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in root nodules
Definitions
- Any of a class of plant proteins formed or enhanced during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in root nodules
Ancestry of “nodulin”, step by step
nodulin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nodule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nodule | A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot... |
| 2 | Latin | nōdulus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |