Where does “cholinesterase” come from?
Cholinesterase comes from English choline and English ester combined with English diastase, which derives from Ancient Greek διάστασις meaning "a separation," from διά "through" and δισα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis and steh₂-.
cholinesterase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
Ancestry of “cholinesterase”, step by step
cholinesterase 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 choline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choline | A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |