Where does “proteico” come from?

proteico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Proteu, from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς — {{w|Proteus}}, a sea god who could change his...

proteico (Portuguese): protein

Definitions

  1. protein

Ancestry of “proteico”, step by step

proteico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Proteu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseProteuProteus sixth moon of Neptune
2Ancient GreekΠρωτεύς{{w|Proteus}}, a sea god who could change his...

via Portuguese proteína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseproteínaprotein
Every word from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς →Every word from Portuguese Proteu →