Where does “laminarinase” come from?

laminarinase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

laminarinase (English): An enzyme that hydrolyses the glucan laminarin

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that hydrolyses the glucan laminarin

Ancestry of “laminarinase”, step by step

laminarinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English laminarin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaminarinA glucan produced by some brown algae
Every word from Proto-Bantu à- →Every word from Yoruba aṣẹ →Every word from English ase →