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Where does “metalloelastase” come from?

metalloelastase (English) comes from English elastase, from English elastin, from English elastic, from French élastique, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός, from Ancient Greek ἐλατός, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

metalloelastase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...

Ancestry of “metalloelastase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelastaseAn endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown...
2EnglishelastinA protein, similar to collagen, found in...
3EnglishelasticCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of...
4Frenchélastiqueelastic; rubber band
5Ancient Greekἐλαστόςductile, flexible
6Ancient Greekἐλατόςductile
7Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
8Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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