Where does “zooxanthine” come from?
zooxanthine (English) comes from English xanthine, from French xanthine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
zooxanthine (English): A carotenoid pigment, of uncertain composition, obtained from some feathers
Definitions
- A carotenoid pigment, of uncertain composition, obtained from some feathers
Ancestry of “zooxanthine”, step by step
zooxanthine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English xanthine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xanthine | Any of a group of alkaloids that include... |
| 2 | French | xanthine | xanthine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English zoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoo | A park where live animals are exhibited; Any... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |