Where does “foldase” come from?

foldase (English) comes from English fold, from Middle English fold, from Old English fald, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.

foldase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding

Ancestry of “foldase”, step by step

foldase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald—
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Germanic faludaz →