Where does “transmembrane” come from?
Transmembrane comes from English trans- plus membrane, which derives from Latin membrana, from Latin membrum meaning limb or body part, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to flesh.
transmembrane (English): traversing a cellular membrane; of or pertaining...
Definitions
- traversing a cellular membrane; of or pertaining...
Ancestry of “transmembrane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | membrane | A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming... |
| 2 | Latin | membrāna | — |
| 3 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |