Where does “metalloexopeptidase” come from?
metalloexopeptidase (English) comes from English exopeptidase, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-.
metalloexopeptidase (English): An enzyme that functions as a metalloproteinase...
Definitions
- An enzyme that functions as a metalloproteinase...
Ancestry of “metalloexopeptidase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | exopeptidase | Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the... |
| 2 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 3 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |