Where does “fructokinase” come from?

fructokinase (English) comes from English kinase, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

fructokinase (English): A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and...

Definitions

  1. A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and...

Ancestry of “fructokinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinaseAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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