Where does “lichenase” come from?
lichenase (English) comes from English lichen, from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν, from Ancient Greek λείχω, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
lichenase (English): Any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins
Definitions
- Any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins
Ancestry of “lichenase”, step by step
lichenase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lichen | Any of many symbiotic organisms, being... |
| 2 | Latin | līchēn | a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λειχήν | Liverwort; Lichen-like disease affecting the skin... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λείχω | to lick up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |