Where does “superaquaporin” come from?
superaquaporin (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superaquaporin (English): Any aquaporin that lacks a cytoplasmic N-terminal region
Definitions
- Any aquaporin that lacks a cytoplasmic N-terminal region
Ancestry of “superaquaporin”, step by step
superaquaporin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English aquaporin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aquaporin | Any of a class of proteins that form... |
| 2 | English | porin | Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular... |
| 3 | English | pore | A tiny opening in the skin; By extension any... |
| 4 | Middle English | pore | — |
| 5 | Old French | pore | pore (small opening in skin) |
| 6 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |