Where does “creatinkinase” come from?

creatinkinase (English) comes from English kinase, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

creatinkinase (English): creatine kinase

Definitions

  1. creatine kinase

Ancestry of “creatinkinase”, step by step

creatinkinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kinase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinaseAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English creatine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreatineAn amino acid, "2-acetic acid", which naturally...
2Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
3Proto-Hellenickréwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →