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Where does “noncytokine” come from?

noncytokine (English) comes from English cytokine, from English -kine, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

noncytokine (English): Not of or pertaining to a cytokine

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a cytokine

Ancestry of “noncytokine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcytokineAny of various small regulatory proteins that...
2English-kine—
3Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
4Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
5Proto-Italic*keljom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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