Where does “isopeptidase” come from?
isopeptidase (English) comes from English isopeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
isopeptidase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of an...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of an...
Ancestry of “isopeptidase”, step by step
isopeptidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isopeptide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isopeptide | A compound of two or more amino acids in which... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |