Where does “optochemokine” come from?

optochemokine (English) comes from English chemokine, 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.

optochemokine (English): A chemokine that is activated by light

Definitions

  1. A chemokine that is activated by light

Ancestry of “optochemokine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemokineAny of various chemotactic cytokines, produced...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →