Where does “phytohemagglutinin” come from?
phytohemagglutinin (English) comes from English hemagglutinin, from English agglutinin, from English agglutinate, from Latin agglutinatus, from Latin agglutino, from Latin glutino, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten — to bend, arch.
phytohemagglutinin (English): Any hemagglutinin of plant origin, but especially...
Definitions
- Any hemagglutinin of plant origin, but especially...
Ancestry of “phytohemagglutinin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hemagglutinin | An antigenic glycoprotein that causes... |
| 2 | English | agglutinin | A substance that causes cells to clump; A protein... |
| 3 | English | agglutinate | United with glue or as with glue; cemented... |
| 4 | Latin | agglutinatus | glued, pasted, fastened |
| 5 | Latin | agglutino | I glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit... |
| 6 | Latin | glutino | I glue |
| 7 | Latin | glūten | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |