Where does “halogenase” come from?

halogenase (English) comes from English halogen, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

halogenase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes a halogenation reaction

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a halogenation reaction

Ancestry of “halogenase”, step by step

halogenase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English halogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalogenAny element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine,...
2Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →