Etymology of the English word flavoprotein
the English word
flavoproteinderived from the English word
flavinderived from the Latin word
flavus (yellow; yellow, golden, gold colored)
using the English prefix
flav-using the English suffix
-inderived from the English word
proteinderived from the French word
protéinederived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the German word
proteinusing the Greek suffix
-inderived from the Late Greek word
proteios, πρωτεῖος
derived from the Greek word
protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the English prefix
flavo-derived from the Latin word
flavus (yellow; yellow, golden, gold colored)
Date
The earliest known usage of flavoprotein in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
