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Where does “vacuolin” come from?

vacuolin (English) comes from English vacuole, from French vacuole, from Latin vacula, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

vacuolin (English): Any of several small proteins that bind to...

Definitions

  1. Any of several small proteins that bind to...

Ancestry of “vacuolin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvacuoleA large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's...
2Frenchvacuole—
3Latinvacula—
4Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
5Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
6Proto-Italic*-wos—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →