Where does “tubulin” come from?
Tubulin comes from English tubule, from Latin tubula meaning "small tube," with the diminutive suffix -in added in English.
tubulin (English): Any of a group of proteins used as the material...
Definitions
- Any of a group of proteins used as the material...
Ancestry of “tubulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
Words derived from “tubulin”