Where does “pilin” come from?
pilin (English) comes from English pilus, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
pilin (English): Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus...
Definitions
- Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus...
Ancestry of “pilin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pilus | A hair; A hairlike appendage found on the cell... |
| 2 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
Words derived from “pilin”