Where does “diphosphatase” come from?
diphosphatase (English) comes from English diphosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
diphosphatase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the...
Ancestry of “diphosphatase”, step by step
diphosphatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diphosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diphosphate | any salt or ester containing two phosphate... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |