Where does “Strukturprotein” come from?

Strukturprotein (German) comes from German Struktur, from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Strukturprotein (German): structural protein

Definitions

  1. structural protein

Ancestry of “Strukturprotein”, step by step

Strukturprotein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Struktur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrukturstructure
2Latinstructūrathe practice or process of building, construction
3Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
4Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via German Protein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProteinprotein
2Ancient Greekπρωτεῖοςprimary
3Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
4Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew-