Etymology

villin

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Today it means: A calcium-dependent actin-binding protein. Full definition →

Latin villus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvillus“hair”
  2. English todayvillin

From Latin villus (“hair”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinvillus all →

velvetvillusvillousvilliform

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