Where does “formylase” come from?

formylase (English) comes from English formyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

formylase (English): formamidase

Definitions

  1. formamidase

Ancestry of “formylase”, step by step

formylase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English formyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformylThe univalent radical -CHO, derived from...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

Words derived from “formylase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →