Where does “diastase” come from?

Diastase comes from Ancient Greek διάστασις, composed of διά and δισα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning to stand or set apart.

diastase (English): Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the...

Definitions

  1. Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the...

Ancestry of “diastase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐςseparation

Words derived from “diastase

Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς
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