Where does “metalloisoenzyme” come from?
metalloisoenzyme (English) comes from English isoenzyme, from English enzyme, from German Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
metalloisoenzyme (English): Any isoenzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity
Definitions
- Any isoenzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity
Ancestry of “metalloisoenzyme”, step by step
metalloisoenzyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isoenzyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isoenzyme | Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same... |
| 2 | English | enzyme | A globular protein that catalyses a biological... |
| 3 | German | Enzym | enzyme |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English metallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallo | — |