Etymology

phytohemagglutinin

Today it means: Any hemagglutinin (lectin) of plant origin, but especially that found in many beans that has a physiological action. Full definition →

English hemagglutinin ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Englishhem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  14. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  15. Latinglūten
  16. Latinglūtinō
  17. Latinagglūtinō
  18. Latinagglūtinātu
  19. Englishagglutinate
  20. Englishagglutinin
  21. Englishhemagglutinin
  22. English todayphytohemagglutinin

From phyto- + hemagglutinin.

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