Where does “metallophosphoesterase” come from?
metallophosphoesterase (English) comes from English phosphoesterase, from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.
metallophosphoesterase (English): Any phosphoesterase that is a metalloenzyme
Definitions
- Any phosphoesterase that is a metalloenzyme
Ancestry of “metallophosphoesterase”, step by step
metallophosphoesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphoesterase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphoesterase | Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a... |
| 2 | English | esterase | Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an... |
| 3 | English | ester | A compound most often formed by the condensation... |
| 4 | German | Ester | ester |
| 5 | Latin | Esthēr | Esther |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἐσθήρ | Esther |
| 7 | Hebrew | אֶסְתֵּר | — |
via English metallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallo | — |