Etymology

translocon

T1R1A1N1S1L1O1C3O1N1

Today it means: A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol Full definition →

English transloc(ate) ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishlocate
  10. Englishtransloc(ate)
  11. English todaytranslocon

From transloc(ate) + -on.

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