Where does “chitodextrinase” come from?

chitodextrinase (English) comes from English chitodextrin, from English chito-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

chitodextrinase (English): chitinase

Definitions

  1. chitinase

Ancestry of “chitodextrinase”, step by step

chitodextrinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chitodextrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchitodextrinA form of dextrin derived from chitin
2Englishchito-Related to chitin
3English‐o‐—
4Latin‐o‐—
5Ancient Greek-ό-—

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →