Where does “polycystin” come from?
polycystin (English) comes from English polycystic, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
polycystin (English): Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease
Definitions
- Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease
Ancestry of “polycystin”, step by step
polycystin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polycystic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polycystic | Having many cysts |
| 2 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |