Where does “endoisopeptidase” come from?
endoisopeptidase (English) comes from English isopeptidase, from English isopeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō.
endoisopeptidase (English): Any isopeptidase that works specifically at the terminal position
Definitions
- Any isopeptidase that works specifically at the terminal position
Ancestry of “endoisopeptidase”, step by step
endoisopeptidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isopeptidase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isopeptidase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of an... |
| 2 | English | isopeptide | A compound of two or more amino acids in which... |
| 3 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 4 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |