Where does “proteic” come from?
proteic (English) comes from French protéique, from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
proteic (English): proteinic
Definitions
- proteinic
Ancestry of “proteic”, step by step
proteic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French protéique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | protéique | proteinic; protean |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρωτεῖος | primary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Catalan Proteu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Proteu | Proteus sea god |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πρωτεύς | {{w|Proteus}}, a sea god who could change his... |
via Catalan proteïna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | proteïna | protein molecule |