Where does “aldolase” come from?
aldolase (English) comes from English aldol, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.
aldolase (English): An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses...
Definitions
- An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses...
Ancestry of “aldolase”, step by step
aldolase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aldol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aldol | Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in... |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |