Where does “cephalosporinase” come from?

cephalosporinase (English) comes from English cephalosporin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

cephalosporinase (English): Any enzyme that hydrolyses cephalosporin

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses cephalosporin

Ancestry of “cephalosporinase”, step by step

cephalosporinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cephalosporin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcephalosporinAny of a class of natural and synthetic...
2English-ínAttached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in