Where does “diesterase” come from?

diesterase (English) comes from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

diesterase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a diester; but especially a phosphodiesterase

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a diester; but especially a phosphodiesterase

Ancestry of “diesterase”, step by step

diesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English esterase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesteraseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an...
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthērEsther
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּרEvery word from Ancient Greek ἘσθήρEvery word from Latin Esthēr