Where does “คอลลาเจน” come from?

คอลลาเจน (Thai) comes from English collagen, from French collagène, from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

คอลลาเจน (Thai): collagen

Definitions

  1. collagen

Ancestry of “คอลลาเจน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollagenAny of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that...
2Frenchcollagènecollagenous; collagen
3Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλλα →