Where does “fructanase” come from?

fructanase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

fructanase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructan

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructan

Ancestry of “fructanase”, step by step

fructanase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

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

via English fructan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfructanAny homopolysaccharide composed of fructose...
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