Etymology

microglobulin

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Today it means: A low molecular-weight globulin. Full definition →

English globulin ← French globule ← Latin globulu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Latinglobus
  6. Latinglobulu
  7. Frenchglobule
  8. Englishglobule
  9. Englishglobulin
  10. English todaymicroglobulin

From micro- + globulin.

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