Where does “methylesterase” come from?

methylesterase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

methylesterase (English): Any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a...

Definitions

  1. Any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a...

Ancestry of “methylesterase”, step by step

methylesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English [[methyl]] [[ester]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[methyl]] [[ester]]
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