Where does “omentin” come from?

omentin (English) comes from English omentum, from Latin omentum, from Umbrian ????, from Proto-Italic ongʷən, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

omentin (English): Any of a family of secretory proteins expressed predominantly in visceral adipose tissue

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of secretory proteins expressed predominantly in visceral adipose tissue

Ancestry of “omentin”, step by step

omentin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English omentum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomentumEither of two folds of the peritoneum that...
2LatinomentumThe adipose membrane which encloses the bowels;...
3Umbrian????—
4Proto-Italicongʷən—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷen-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷən →