Etymograph

English

gelsolin

From gel + sol + -in.

Formed from gel + sol + -in

Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’

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Italian gelare ‘to freeze, to chill, to frost’

Italian gelatina ‘gelatin’

French gélatine

English gelatin

English gel

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’

Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti

Latin luō ‘to untie, set free, separate’

Latin solvō ‘wash away’

Middle English sol ‘fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's…’

English sol

Today it means

noun An actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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