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
- An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
Ancestry of “metalloelastase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elastase | An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown... |
| 2 | English | elastin | A protein, similar to collagen, found in... |
| 3 | English | elastic | Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of... |
| 4 | French | élastique | elastic; rubber band |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |