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Where does “amylomaltase” come from?

amylomaltase (English) comes from English maltase, from English MALT, from Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

amylomaltase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the transglycosylation...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transglycosylation...

Ancestry of “amylomaltase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaltaseAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
2EnglishMALTInitialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
3Middle Englishmalt—
4Old Englishmealtmalt
5Proto-West Germanic*malt—
6Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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