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
- Relating to a protomitochondrion
Ancestry of “protomitochondrial”, step by step
protomitochondrial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mitochondrial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mitochondrial | Of, or relating to mitochondria |
| 2 | English | mitochondria | plural of mitochondrion; mitochondrion |
| 3 | English | -a | plural of -um; plural of -on; Marks singular... |
| 4 | English | have | To possess, own; To hold, as something at... |
| 5 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 6 | English | ’s | — |
| 7 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 8 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 9 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 10 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 11 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |