Where does “proteomics” come from?

Proteomics derives from English protein and English -ics, ultimately tracing through Ancient Greek πρῶτος and πρό to Proto-Indo-European pro- and bʰuH-, meaning to grow or thrive.

proteomics (English): The branch of molecular biology that studies the...

Definitions

  1. The branch of molecular biology that studies the...

Ancestry of “proteomics”, step by step

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

Words derived from “proteomics

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂