Where does “tuftsin” come from?

tuftsin (English) comes from English Tufts, from English tuft, from Middle English tuft, from Old French touffe, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tuftsin (English): A tetrapeptide produced by enzymatic cleavage of...

Definitions

  1. A tetrapeptide produced by enzymatic cleavage of...

Ancestry of “tuftsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTufts—
2EnglishtuftA bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held...
3Middle Englishtuft—
4Old Frenchtouffetuft
5Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
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