myEtymology.com: English etymology of actomyosin

Etymology of the English word actomyosin

the English word actomyosin

derived from the English word actin

derived from the English word act

derived from the Late Latin word actus (act, performance, delivery; right of way, road for cattle; path)

derived from the Medieval Latin word agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ag-

using the English suffix -in

derived from the English word myosin

using the English suffix -ose

using the English prefix myo-

derived from the Latin prefix myo-

derived from the Greek prefix muo-

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

using the English suffix -in

using the English suffix -ose

using the English prefix my-

derived from the Greek word muos, μυός

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

Word found in Modern English