Where does “elastase” come from?
Elastase comes from English elastic, derived from French élastique, from Ancient Greek ἐλατός meaning "driven" or "beaten," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
elastase (English): An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown...
Definitions
- An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown...
Ancestry of “elastase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elastin | A protein, similar to collagen, found in... |
| 2 | English | elastic | Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of... |
| 3 | French | élastique | elastic; rubber band |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |