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Where does “acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase” come from?

acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase (English) comes from English phosphotransferase, from English phospho-, from English Phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.

acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase (English): A particular lysosomal transferase enzyme

Definitions

  1. A particular lysosomal transferase enzyme

Ancestry of “acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphotransferaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a...
2Englishphospho-phosphorus
3EnglishPhosphorus—
4Latinphōsphorus—
5Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
6Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
7Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
8Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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