Where does “diphosphorylase” come from?

diphosphorylase (English) comes from English phosphorylase, from English phosphoryl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

diphosphorylase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes a diphosphorylation recation

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a diphosphorylation recation

Ancestry of “diphosphorylase”, step by step

diphosphorylase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phosphorylase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphorylaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the production of...
2Englishphosphorylthe trivalent radical O=P≡
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu