Etymograph

English

halorhodopsin

From halo- + rhodopsin.

Formed from halo- + rhodopsin

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Proto-Hellenic *wródon

Ancient Greek ῥόδον ‘rose’

English rhodopsin

Today it means

noun A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria.

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