Where does “isomaltase” come from?
isomaltase (English) comes from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
isomaltase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
Ancestry of “isomaltase”, step by step
isomaltase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ISO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 2 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English maltase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maltase | An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of... |
| 2 | English | MALT | Initialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| 3 | Middle English | malt | malt malted grain |
| 4 | Old English | mealt | malt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *malt | malt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maltą | malt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meld- | to beat, crush, grind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |