Where does “ectonucleotidase” come from?
ectonucleotidase (English) comes from English nucleotidase, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
ectonucleotidase (English): Any nucleotidase that is active outside of a cell
Definitions
- Any nucleotidase that is active outside of a cell
Ancestry of “ectonucleotidase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nucleotidase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a... |
| 2 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 3 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 4 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 5 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |