Where does “zebavidin” come from?
zebavidin (English) comes from English zebrafish, from English zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus — swift.
zebavidin (English): An avidin found in zebrafish
Definitions
- An avidin found in zebrafish
Ancestry of “zebavidin”, step by step
zebavidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zebrafish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zebrafish | A small striped fish, "Danio rerio", originally... |
| 2 | English | zebra | Any of three species of genus "Equus": "E.... |
| 3 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 4 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 8 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 9 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via English avidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avidin | A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of... |
| 2 | English | -ín | Attached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word |
| 3 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 4 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |