English
selectin
From select + -in?
Formed from select + -in
Latin legō ‘to gather, select’
Latin sēligō ‘to choose out, select’
Latin sēlēctus ‘chosen out’
English select
Today it means
noun Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / selectin