Where does “glycosylhydrolase” come from?
glycosylhydrolase (English) comes from English hydrolase, from English hydrolysis, from English -lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
glycosylhydrolase (English): Any of many enzymes that hydrolyse glycosides
Definitions
- Any of many enzymes that hydrolyse glycosides
Ancestry of “glycosylhydrolase”, step by step
glycosylhydrolase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydrolase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydrolase | An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a... |
| 2 | English | hydrolysis | A chemical process of decomposition involving the... |
| 3 | English | -lysis | decomposition or breakdown; dissolving;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English glycosyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glycosyl | Any functional group derived from a sugar by... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |