Where does “profilin” come from?

profilin (English) comes from English profilamentous, 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.

profilin (English): An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic...

Definitions

  1. An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic...

Ancestry of “profilin”, step by step

profilin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English profilamentous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprofilamentousForming filaments
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
7Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Latin calx