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Where does “preproglucagon” come from?

preproglucagon (English) comes from English proglucagon, from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

preproglucagon (English): Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon

Definitions

  1. Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon

Ancestry of “preproglucagon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproglucagonAny of a group of polypeptides that are cleaved...
2EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
3EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
4EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
5Anglo-Normanprofessioun—
6Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
7Latinprofessiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
Every word from Latin calx →