Where does “alfa-ghlóbailin” come from?

alfa-ghlóbailin (Irish) comes from Irish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

alfa-ghlóbailin (Irish): alpha globulin

Definitions

  1. alpha globulin

Ancestry of “alfa-ghlóbailin”, step by step

alfa-ghlóbailin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishalfaalpha; esparto, halfa
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

via Irish glóbailin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishglóbailinglobulin
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →