Where does “holophosphatase” come from?
holophosphatase (English) comes from English phosphatase, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
holophosphatase (English): A complex of a phosphatase and a protein subunit
Definitions
- A complex of a phosphatase and a protein subunit
Ancestry of “holophosphatase”, step by step
holophosphatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphatase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphatase | Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |