Where does “prekallikrein” come from?
prekallikrein (English) comes from English kallikrein, from Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς, from Ancient Greek κᾰλλῐ-, from Ancient Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
prekallikrein (English): A serine protease that complexes with...
Definitions
- A serine protease that complexes with...
Ancestry of “prekallikrein”, step by step
prekallikrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kallikrein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kallikrein | A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλλίκρεᾰς | sweetbread, pancreas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλλῐ- | beautiful |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καλός | beautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |