Where does “endopolyphosphatase” come from?
endopolyphosphatase (English) comes from English polyphosphatase, from English phosphatase, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος — shiny, light brown.
endopolyphosphatase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a polyphosphate to an oligophosphate
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a polyphosphate to an oligophosphate
Ancestry of “endopolyphosphatase”, step by step
endopolyphosphatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polyphosphatase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyphosphatase | Any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates |
| 2 | English | phosphatase | Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate... |
| 3 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 4 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 5 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 6 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |