Where does “convertase” come from?

convertase (English) comes from English convert, from Middle English converten, from Old French convertir, from Latin convertō, from Proto-Italic komwertō — to turn back.

convertase (English): Any of several enzymes that convert a compound...

Definitions

  1. Any of several enzymes that convert a compound...

Ancestry of “convertase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvertTo transform or change into another form,...
2Middle Englishconvertento change, transform
3Old Frenchconvertirto convert
4Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
5Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back

Words derived from “convertase”

Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Old French convertir →