Where does “polycytokine” come from?
polycytokine (English) comes from English poly, from Latin polium, from Latin polion, from Ancient Greek πόλιον, from Ancient Greek πολιός, from Proto-Hellenic poľľós, from Proto-Indo-European polH-yós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
polycytokine (English): Any polymeric cytokine
Definitions
- Any polymeric cytokine
Ancestry of “polycytokine”, step by step
polycytokine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
via English cytokine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cytokine | Any of various small regulatory proteins that... |
| 2 | English | -kine | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 4 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |