Where does “alliinase” come from?

alliinase (English) comes from English alliin, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

alliinase (English): An enzyme that converts alliin into allicin

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that converts alliin into allicin

Ancestry of “alliinase”, step by step

alliinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alliin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalliinA sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily...
2Latinalliumlate form of ālium
3Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from English alliin →