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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

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a...

Ancestry of “fucosidase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfucosideAny glycoside of fucose
2EnglishIde—
3Frenchide—
4LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
5Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
6Old Swedishidhe—
7Old Norse*iði—
8Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
9Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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