Where does “aspartokinase” come from?

aspartokinase (English) comes from English kinase, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

aspartokinase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of...

Ancestry of “aspartokinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinaseAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →