Etymograph

English

catenin

Catenin comes from Latin catēn|a, and goes back to Proto-Italic *katesnā.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnā1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēn|a1
  3. Englishtodaycatenin1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English catenin

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnāWiktionary, English cateninreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēn|aWiktionary, English catenin
  3. EnglishtodaycateninWiktionary, English catenin

Every English word from Proto-Italic *katesnā

Today it means

noun Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “catenin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *katesnā / catenin

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