Where does “transferrin” come from?
Transferrin comes from English -in, Latin trans, and Proto-Indo-European terh₂-, ultimately from a root meaning to cross or pass through.
transferrin (English): A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum...
Definitions
- A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum...
Ancestry of “transferrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 2 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 3 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 4 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “transferrin”