Where does “parapinopsin” come from?
parapinopsin (English) comes from English parapineal, from English para-, from English parachute, from French parachute, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
parapinopsin (English): Any of a group of opsins in the parapineal gland...
Definitions
- Any of a group of opsins in the parapineal gland...
Ancestry of “parapinopsin”, step by step
parapinopsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parapineal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parapineal | Beside the pineal |
| 2 | English | para- | above, beyond; beside, near, alongside;... |
| 3 | English | parachute | A device, generally constructed from fabric, that... |
| 4 | French | parachute | parachute device designed to control the fall of an object |
| 5 | French | para- | para |
| 6 | Italian | para- | para |
| 7 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 8 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English opsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opsin | Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the... |
| 2 | English | rhodopsin | A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |