Where does “monodeiodinase” come from?
monodeiodinase (English) comes from English deiodinase, from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
monodeiodinase (English): Any enzyme that removes a single iodine atom from thyroxine
Definitions
- Any enzyme that removes a single iodine atom from thyroxine
Ancestry of “monodeiodinase”, step by step
monodeiodinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deiodinase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deiodinase | iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in... |
| 2 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 3 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 4 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 5 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 6 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |