Where does “flippase” come from?

flippase (English) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.

flippase (English): Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible...

Definitions

Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible...

Ancestry of “flippase”, step by step

flippase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Flip

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Flip	A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2	English	fillip	The action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3	Middle English	filippen	to make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4	Middle English	flappen	to flap, clap, slap, strike

via English ase

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ase	an essential energy in West African religions
2	Yoruba	aṣẹ	offender
3	Proto-Bantu	à-	Class 1 subject concord

Every word from Middle English flappen →