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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	arginine	An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
2	German	Arginin	arginine
3	Ancient Greek	ἀργινόεις	brightly shining, white
4	Ancient Greek	-εις	-ful
5	Proto-Indo-European	-wénts	Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

via English ase

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ase	an essential energy in West African religions
2	Yoruba	aṣẹ	offender
3	Proto-Bantu	à-	Class 1 subject concord

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Ancient Greek -εις →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις →