Where does “elastinase” come from?
elastinase (English) comes from English elastin, from English elastic, from French élastique, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός, from Ancient Greek ἐλατός, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
elastinase (English): An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin
Definitions
- An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin
Ancestry of “elastinase”, step by step
elastinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elastin
| 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 |