Where does “insulinase” come from?

insulinase (English) comes from English insulin, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

insulinase (English): Any enzyme that inactivates insulin

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that inactivates insulin

Ancestry of “insulinase”, step by step

insulinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English insulin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsulinA polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate...
2LatinĪnsula—
3Proto-Italicenselā—

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from English insulin →