Where does “endochitinase” come from?
endochitinase (English) comes from English chitinase, from English chitin, from French chitine, from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀.
endochitinase (English): Any chitinase that can cleave a chitin molecule...
Definitions
- Any chitinase that can cleave a chitin molecule...
Ancestry of “endochitinase”, step by step
endochitinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chitinase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chitinase | Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin |
| 2 | English | chitin | A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of... |
| 3 | French | chitine | chitin |
| 4 | Latin | chiton | mollusk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χιτών | man's tunic; tunic; coat of mail |
| 6 | Central Semitic | kittan | — |
| 7 | Swahili | kitu | thing |
| 8 | Proto-Bantu | kɪ̀ntʊ̀ | thing, object |
| 9 | Proto-Bantu | *-ntʊ̀ | — |