Where does “melibiase” come from?

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

melibiase (English): A galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...

Definitions

  1. A galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...

Ancestry of “melibiase”, step by step

melibiase 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 melibiose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelibioseA disaccharide consisting of glucose and...
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-