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Where does “glycosulfatase” come from?

glycosulfatase (English) comes from English sulfate, from French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

glycosulfatase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of sulfate...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of sulfate...

Ancestry of “glycosulfatase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfateAny ester of sulfuric acid; Any salt of sulfuric...
2Frenchsulfatefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3New Latinsulphatum—
4New Latinsulphatus—
5Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
6LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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