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Where does “phycoerythrobilin” come from?

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

phycoerythrobilin (English): A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein...

Definitions

  1. A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein...

Ancestry of “phycoerythrobilin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilinAny of various biological pigments formed in many...
2Latinbīlis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
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