Where does “alkyllysinase” come from?
alkyllysinase (English) comes from English lysine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
alkyllysinase (English): Any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine
Definitions
- Any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine
Ancestry of “alkyllysinase”, step by step
alkyllysinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lysine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysine | An essential amino acid, CHNO |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English alkyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alkyl | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the... |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |