Where does “anticollagenase” come from?
anticollagenase (English) comes from English collagenase, from English collagen, from French collagène, from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
anticollagenase (English): That counters the effects of collagenase
Definitions
- That counters the effects of collagenase
Ancestry of “anticollagenase”, step by step
anticollagenase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collagenase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collagenase | An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in... |
| 2 | English | collagen | Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that... |
| 3 | French | collagène | collagenous; collagen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόλλα | glue; flour paste |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱol- | thorn, thorny plant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |