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Where does “phosphohistone” come from?

phosphohistone (English) comes from English histone, from German Histon, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

phosphohistone (English): A phosphoprotein related to histone

Definitions

  1. A phosphoprotein related to histone

Ancestry of “phosphohistone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhistoneAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that...
2GermanHiston—
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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