Where does “protomitochondrial” come from?

protomitochondrial (English) comes from English mitochondrial, from English mitochondria, from English -a, from English have, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town — face; forehead; front.

protomitochondrial (English): Relating to a protomitochondrion

Definitions

  1. Relating to a protomitochondrion

Ancestry of “protomitochondrial”, step by step

protomitochondrial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mitochondrial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmitochondrialOf, or relating to mitochondria
2Englishmitochondriaplural of mitochondrion; mitochondrion
3English-aplural of -um; plural of -on; Marks singular...
4EnglishhaveTo possess, own; To hold, as something at...
5English-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to...
6English’s
7EnglishKingstownOS grid ref NY3959
8EnglishtownA settlement; an area with residential districts,...
9Middle Englishtountown
10Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
11Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
12Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front

via English proto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotoPrototypical; preceding the proper beginning of...
2Englishproto-first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating...
3Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
4Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
5Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-