Where does “megasynthetase” come from?
megasynthetase (English) comes from English synthetase, from English synthesis, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
megasynthetase (English): Any large, complex synthetase
Definitions
- Any large, complex synthetase
Ancestry of “megasynthetase”, step by step
megasynthetase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English synthetase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synthetase | Any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds... |
| 2 | English | synthesis | The formation of something complex or coherent by... |
| 3 | Latin | synthesis | A collection or reunion of many objects of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |