Where does “tropomyosin” come from?

tropomyosin (English) comes from English myosin, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

tropomyosin (English): A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is...

Definitions

  1. A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is...

Ancestry of “tropomyosin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyosinAny of a large family of motor proteins found in...
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “tropomyosin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →