Where does “collagenase” come from?
Collagenase is a compound of English collagen and English -ase, where collagen derives from Ancient Greek κόλλα (glue) and English diastase derives from Ancient Greek διά (through) and δισα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- (to stand).
collagenase (English): An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in...
Definitions
- An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in...
Ancestry of “collagenase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | collagen | Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that... |
| 2 | French | collagène | collagenous; collagen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόλλα | glue; flour paste |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱol- | thorn, thorny plant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |