Where does “farnesyltransferase” come from?
farnesyltransferase (English) comes from English farnesyl, from English farnesol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.
farnesyltransferase (English): One of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase...
Definitions
- One of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase...
Ancestry of “farnesyltransferase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | farnesyl | The univalent radical derived from farnesol |
| 2 | English | farnesol | A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |