Where does “arginase” come from?

arginase (English) comes from English arginine, from German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from Ancient Greek -εις, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

arginase (English): An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...

Ancestry of “arginase”, step by step

arginase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arginine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharginineAn amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
2GermanArgininarginine
3Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
4Ancient Greek-εις-ful
5Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Ancient Greek -εις →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις →