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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

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →