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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeiodinaseiodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in...
2EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
3Chinese
4Mandarin德意志
5GermanDeutschGerman
6Old High Germandiutsch
7Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
8Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
9Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
10Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
12Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō