Where does “carboxyltransferase” come from?
carboxyltransferase (English) comes from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga.
carboxyltransferase (English): Any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group
Definitions
- Any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group
Ancestry of “carboxyltransferase”, step by step
carboxyltransferase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carboxyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carboxyl | A univalent functional group consisting of a... |
| 2 | English | carbonyl | In organic chemistry, a divalent functional... |
| 3 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 4 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 5 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 6 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 8 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 9 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English transferase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transferase | Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer... |
| 2 | English | -ase | Used to form the names of enzymes |
| 3 | English | diastase | Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς | separation |