Where does “keratinase” come from?
keratinase (English) comes from English keratin, from German Keratin, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
keratinase (English): A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the...
Definitions
- A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the...
Ancestry of “keratinase”, step by step
keratinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English keratin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | keratin | The protein of which hair and nails are composed |
| 2 | German | Keratin | Keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |
via English ase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ase | an essential energy in West African religions |
| 2 | Yoruba | aṣẹ | offender |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |