Where does “phycocyanobilin” come from?

phycocyanobilin (English) comes from English bilin, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

phycocyanobilin (English): A blue phycobilin present in the...

Definitions

  1. A blue phycobilin present in the...

Ancestry of “phycocyanobilin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilinAny of various biological pigments formed in many...
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →