Where does “tetraspan” come from?

tetraspan (English) comes from English span, from Middle English span, from Old English spann, from Proto-Germanic spann, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

tetraspan (English): Any of a family of membrane glycoproteins whose...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of membrane glycoproteins whose...

Ancestry of “tetraspan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspanThe space from the thumb to the end of the little...
2Middle EnglishspanAlternative form of spanne
3Old Englishspannspan
4Proto-Germanicspann—
5Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spinnaną →