Where does “galactokinase” come from?

galactokinase (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.

galactokinase (English): An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of...

Definitions

An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of...

Ancestry of “galactokinase”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	kinase	Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2	Ancient Greek	κινέω	to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3	Latin	cilium	eyelid; eyelash
4	Proto-Italic	*keljom	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱel-yo-m	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱel-	to cover; to incline

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →