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...
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 →