Where does “prion” come from?
prion (Polish) comes from English Prion, from Translingual Prion, from Ancient Greek πρίων, from Ancient Greek πρίω — to saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the...
prion (Polish): prion
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Ancestry of “prion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prion | A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue |
| 2 | Translingual | Prion | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρίων | saw; trephine, trepan; ridge of hills |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρίω | to saw; to grind or gnash; to seize as with the... |