Where does “ovastacin” come from?

ovastacin (English) comes from English ovo-, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

ovastacin (English): An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

Definitions

  1. An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

Ancestry of “ovastacin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishovo-egg; ovum
2Latinōvumegg
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin ōvum →