Where does “proteovesicle” come from?
proteovesicle (English) comes from English vesicle, from Middle French vesicule, from Latin vēsīcula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
proteovesicle (English): A vesicle composed of protein
Definitions
- A vesicle composed of protein
Ancestry of “proteovesicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vesicle | A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | vesicule | — |
| 3 | Latin | vēsīcula | little bladder |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |