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Where does “enzymatic” come from?

Enzymatic derives from English enzyme plus the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.

enzymatic (English): Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes

Ancestry of “enzymatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenzymeA globular protein that catalyses a biological...
2GermanEnzymenzyme
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “enzymatic”

  • enzymatically
  • nonenzymatic
  • nonenzymatically
  • chemoenzymatic
  • immunoenzymatic
  • electroenzymatic
  • bienzymatic
  • radioenzymatic
  • isoenzymatic
  • exoenzymatic
  • ectoenzymatic
  • enzymatic fuel cell
  • metalloenzymatic
  • immunoenzymatically
  • chemoenzymatically
  • non-enzymatic
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