Where does “exopolyphosphatase” come from?
exopolyphosphatase (English) comes from English polyphosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
exopolyphosphatase (English): Any of a class of exocellular phosphohydrolases...
Definitions
- Any of a class of exocellular phosphohydrolases...
Ancestry of “exopolyphosphatase”, step by step
exopolyphosphatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polyphosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyphosphate | any of a class of inorganic polymers containing... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |