Where does “butyrylcholinesterase” come from?
butyrylcholinesterase (English) comes from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.
butyrylcholinesterase (English): Pseudocholinesterase
Definitions
- Pseudocholinesterase
Ancestry of “butyrylcholinesterase”, step by step
butyrylcholinesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English esterase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | esterase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an... |
| 2 | English | ester | A compound most often formed by the condensation... |
| 3 | German | Ester | ester |
| 4 | Latin | Esthēr | Esther |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἐσθήρ | Esther |
| 6 | Hebrew | אֶסְתֵּר | — |
via English butyrylcholine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butyrylcholine | A synthetic acetylcholine-like molecule, with... |
| 2 | English | choline | A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |