Etymograph

English

holoreceptor

From holo- + receptor.

Formed from holo- + receptor

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Middle English receptour ‘a shelterer of criminals’

English receptor

Today it means

noun A complete receptor whose subunits are capable of transducing intracellular signals

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

Etymograph / holoreceptor