Where does “vitellogenetic” come from?
vitellogenetic (English) comes from English vitello-, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vitellogenetic (English): Of or relating to vitellogenesis
Definitions
- Of or relating to vitellogenesis
Ancestry of “vitellogenetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitello- | Yolk |
| 2 | Latin | vitellus | a small calf; the yolk of an egg |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |