Where does “hydroxylase” come from?
Hydroxylase comes from English hydroxyl, an English coinage from French hydrogène and Ancient Greek διά and δεύτερος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
hydroxylase (English): Any of several enzymes that catalyze the...
Definitions
- Any of several enzymes that catalyze the...
Ancestry of “hydroxylase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxyl | A univalent radical or functional group in... |
| 2 | English | hydrogen | The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008 |
| 3 | French | hydrogène | hydrogen; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 5 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |