Where does “retrotranslocon” come from?

retrotranslocon (English) comes from English translocon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

retrotranslocon (English): A translocon associated with retrotranslocation

Definitions

  1. A translocon associated with retrotranslocation

Ancestry of “retrotranslocon”, step by step

retrotranslocon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English translocon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransloconA complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol
2English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētumvinegar
9French-ateate
10Latin-ātused
11Proto-Italic-ātos
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English retro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretroOf, or relating to, the past, past times, or the...
2Frenchrétroshortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro
3Frenchrétroviseurrear-view mirror
4Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
5Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
6Latindūcere
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos