Where does “preproprotein” come from?

preproprotein (English) comes from English proprotein, from English protein, from French protéine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

preproprotein (English): The precursor of a proprotein

Definitions

  1. The precursor of a proprotein

Ancestry of “preproprotein”, step by step

preproprotein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proprotein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproproteinAny protein that is cleaved by a convertase to...
2EnglishproteinAny of numerous large, complex naturally-produced...
3Frenchprotéineprotein
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a
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