Merlin Definition
(biochemistry) A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.
Origin of Merlin
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From Middle English merlone, merlion, marlyon, merlyon, merlinge, from Old French emerillon, esmerillon, from Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk"), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin"). Cognate with Old High German smirl (“falcon"), Old Norse smyrill (“falcon").
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman merilun from Old French esmerillon diminutive of esmeril of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin Merlinus, itself from the Old Welsh Myrddin.
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From "Moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-Like Protein"
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