Where does “acylphosphatase” come from?
acylphosphatase (English) comes from English acylphosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
acylphosphatase (English): The enzyme acylphosphate phosphohydrolase
Definitions
- The enzyme acylphosphate phosphohydrolase
Ancestry of “acylphosphatase”, step by step
acylphosphatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acylphosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acylphosphate | Any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |