Where does “cellodextrinase” come from?

cellodextrinase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

cellodextrinase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a cellodextrin

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a cellodextrin

Ancestry of “cellodextrinase”, step by step

cellodextrinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English cellodextrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcellodextrinAny of a class of glucose polymers of varying length resulting from cellulolysis
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