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Where does “pannexin” come from?

pannexin (English) comes from English Pan-, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

pannexin (English): Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins...

Definitions

  1. Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins...

Ancestry of “pannexin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPan-—
2Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
3Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
4Ancient Greekὄψιςview
5Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
6Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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