Where does “cyclase” come from?
Cyclase is an English term formed from cycle and the suffix -ase, ultimately deriving from Ancient Greek κύκλος meaning wheel or circle.
cyclase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of a...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of a...
Ancestry of “cyclase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclo | A tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw |
| 2 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 3 | Middle English | O | — |
| 4 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 5 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |