Where does “alteplase” come from?

alteplase (English) comes from English -teplase, from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

alteplase (English): A form of the enzyme plasminogen activator (trademark Activase) produced by genetic engineering and used to dissolve blood clots in thromboembolic disorders such as myocardial infarction, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism

Definitions

  1. A form of the enzyme plasminogen activator (trademark Activase) produced by genetic engineering and used to dissolve blood clots in thromboembolic disorders such as myocardial infarction, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism

Ancestry of “alteplase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-teplaseUsed to form names of [[w:tissue plasminogen activator
2Latintē—
3Latintūyou (singular); thou
4Proto-Italictūyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →
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