Where does “katsuwokinase” come from?

katsuwokinase (English) comes from Japanese 鰹, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

katsuwokinase (English): A particular fibrinolytic enzyme

Definitions

  1. A particular fibrinolytic enzyme

Ancestry of “katsuwokinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鰹a skipjack tuna, "Katsuwonus pelamis"; Short for...
2Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
3Middle Chinese魚fish
Every word from Middle Chinese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 魚 →Every word from Japanese 鰹 →
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