Where does “secretagogin” come from?
secretagogin (English) comes from English secretagogue, from English secrete, from English Secret, from Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω — to drive.
secretagogin (English): A secreted calcium-binding protein found in the cytoplasm
Definitions
- A secreted calcium-binding protein found in the cytoplasm
Ancestry of “secretagogin”, step by step
secretagogin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English secretagogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | secretagogue | A substance which promotes secretion |
| 2 | English | secrete | separated; To extract a substance from blood,... |
| 3 | English | Secret | A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden |
| 4 | Middle English | secrette | — |
| 5 | Old French | secret | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |