Where does “anhydrase” come from?

Anhydrase comes from English hydrase, Ancient Greek ἀν-, English diastase, Proto-Indo-European ne, Ancient Greek διά, Proto-Indo-European ne, Proto-Indo-European sem-, and Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.

anhydrase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water...

Ancestry of “anhydrase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishan-Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words...
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →