Where does “deferrochelatase” come from?
deferrochelatase (English) comes from English ferrochelatase, from English ferro-, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
deferrochelatase (English): An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase
Definitions
- An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase
Ancestry of “deferrochelatase”, step by step
deferrochelatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ferrochelatase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferrochelatase | An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that... |
| 2 | English | ferro- | iron; ferrous |
| 3 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 4 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |