Where does “metapyrocatechase” come from?
metapyrocatechase (English) comes from English pyrocatechase, from English catechase, from English catechol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.
metapyrocatechase (English): Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that...
Definitions
- Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that...
Ancestry of “metapyrocatechase”, step by step
metapyrocatechase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pyrocatechase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyrocatechase | Catechol 1,2-dioxygenase |
| 2 | English | catechase | catechol dioxygenase |
| 3 | English | catechol | The biologically important diphenol... |
| 4 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 5 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 6 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |