Etymology

intrasubunit

I1N1T1R1A1S1U1B3U1N1I1T1

Today it means: Within a protein subunit Full definition →

English subunit ← Latin intrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishsubunit
  7. English todayintrasubunit

From intra- + subunit.

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