Where does “kininase” come from?

kininase (English) comes from English kinin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

kininase (English): An enzyme involved in kinin metabolism

Definitions

  1. An enzyme involved in kinin metabolism

Ancestry of “kininase”, step by step

kininase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kinin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkininAny of various structurally related polypeptides...
2English-ínAttached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in