Where does “cyclomaltodextrinase” come from?
cyclomaltodextrinase (English) comes from English cyclomaltodextrin, from English cyclo, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο.
cyclomaltodextrinase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a...
Ancestry of “cyclomaltodextrinase”, step by step
cyclomaltodextrinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyclomaltodextrin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclomaltodextrin | The cyclic form of the oligosaccharide... |
| 2 | English | cyclo | A tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw |
| 3 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 4 | Middle English | O | — |
| 5 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |