Where does “pseudopilin” come from?
pseudopilin (English) comes from English pilin, from English pilus, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
pseudopilin (English): A form of pilin that lacks disulfide bonds between its folds
Definitions
- A form of pilin that lacks disulfide bonds between its folds
Ancestry of “pseudopilin”, step by step
pseudopilin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pilin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilin | Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus... |
| 2 | English | pilus | A hair; A hairlike appendage found on the cell... |
| 3 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 4 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |