Where does “streptolysin” come from?

streptolysin (English) comes from English strepto-, from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

streptolysin (English): Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood...

Definitions

  1. Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood...

Ancestry of “streptolysin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstrepto-twisted; having the form of a twisted chain
2Ancient GreekστρεπτόςEasily twisted, pliant
3Ancient Greekστρέφωto twist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “streptolysin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στρεπτός →
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