Where does “rhodopsin” come from?
Rhodopsin comes from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo, ultimately denoting a rose or rose-colored substance.
rhodopsin (English): A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...
Definitions
- A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...
Ancestry of “rhodopsin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “rhodopsin”