Where does “antioxidase” come from?
antioxidase (English) comes from English oxidase, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.
antioxidase (English): Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase...
Ancestry of “antioxidase”, step by step
antioxidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxidase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxidase | Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation... |
| 2 | English | oxide | A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another... |
| 3 | French | oxide | Obsolete spelling of oxyde |
| 4 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 5 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 6 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |