Etymology of the English word protein
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
*perDate
The earliest known usage of protein in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
flavoprotein,
protease,
proteose,
chromoprotein,
glycoprotein,
lactoprotein,
metaprotein,
mucoprotein,
nucleoprotein,
phosphoprotein,
proteinase,
proteinoid,
scleroprotein,
hypoproteinemiaCognates
Dutch
protenne, French
protéine, German
Protein, Icelandic
prótín, Swedish
proteinUsage
Word found in Modern English
