Where does “fucosidase” come from?
fucosidase (English) comes from English fucoside, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.
fucosidase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a...
Ancestry of “fucosidase”, step by step
fucosidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fucoside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fucoside | Any glycoside of fucose |
| 2 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 3 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 4 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 5 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 9 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |