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
- Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes
Ancestry of “enzymatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enzyme | A globular protein that catalyses a biological... |
| 2 | German | Enzym | enzyme |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “enzymatic”
- enzymatically
- nonenzymatic
- nonenzymatically
- chemoenzymatic
- immunoenzymatic
- electroenzymatic
- bienzymatic
- radioenzymatic
- isoenzymatic
- exoenzymatic
- ectoenzymatic
- non-enzymatic
- enzymatic fuel cell
- metalloenzymatic
- alloenzymatic
- antienzymatic
- apoenzymatic
- coenzymatic
- endoenzymatic
- extraenzymatic
- heteroenzymatic
- histoenzymatic
- isozymatic
- mechanoenzymatic