Etymograph

English

telokin

Telokin comes from Ancient Greek τέλος ‘end’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélos1reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλος2télos‘end’
  4. Englishtodaytelokin2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέλος
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English telokin

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek τέλοςreconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʷélosWiktionary, Ancient Greek τέλοςreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέλοςWiktionary, English telokintélos‘end’
  4. EnglishtodaytelokinWiktionary, English telokin

Linked words

through Ancient Greek τέλος ‘end’

talisman, telos, 9 more

Today it means

noun An abundant protein found in smooth muscle, identical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “telokin”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek τέλος. 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-Indo-European *kʷél-os ~ *kʷél-es- / telokin

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