Where does “dipeptidase” come from?
dipeptidase (English) comes from English dipeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
dipeptidase (English): Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze...
Definitions
- Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze...
Ancestry of “dipeptidase”, step by step
dipeptidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dipeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dipeptide | An organic compound formed from two amino acids... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |