Where does “exochitinase” come from?
exochitinase (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.
exochitinase (English): Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position
Definitions
- Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position
Ancestry of “exochitinase”, step by step
| 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 | — |