Where does “heparanase” come from?
heparanase (English) comes from English heparan, from Latin hēpar, from Ancient Greek ἥπατος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
heparanase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...
Ancestry of “heparanase”, step by step
heparanase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heparan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heparan | A biologically active polysaccharide that exists... |
| 2 | Latin | hēpar | liver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἥπατος | genitive singular of ἧπᾰρ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |