Where does “prothoracicotropic” come from?
prothoracicotropic (English) comes from English prothoracic, from English prothorax, from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō — passed , crossed.
prothoracicotropic (English): That modifies the behaviour of the prothoracic gland
Definitions
- That modifies the behaviour of the prothoracic gland
Ancestry of “prothoracicotropic”, step by step
prothoracicotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prothoracic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prothoracic | Of or pertaining to the prothorax |
| 2 | English | prothorax | The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it... |
| 3 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 4 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 5 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 8 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 9 | Latin | profiteor | I declare publicly, own or confess openly,... |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |