Where does “glycosylase” come from?

glycosylase (English) comes from English glycosyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

glycosylase (English): Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone...

Ancestry of “glycosylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycosylAny functional group derived from a sugar by...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “glycosylase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →