Etymology

atelocollagen

A1T1E1L1O1C3O1L1L1A1G2E1N1

Today it means: A water-soluble form of collagen, used in cosmetics and for culturing cells, formed by removal of telopeptides. Full definition →

English telocollagen ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishtelocollagen
  7. English todayatelocollagen

From a- + telocollagen.

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