Where does “monomethyltransferase” come from?

monomethyltransferase (English) comes from English methyltransferase, from English methyl, from German Methyl, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

monomethyltransferase (English): Any methyltransferase that transfers a single...

Definitions

  1. Any methyltransferase that transfers a single...

Ancestry of “monomethyltransferase”, step by step

monomethyltransferase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English methyltransferase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmethyltransferaseAny enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation
2EnglishmethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH-, formally...
3GermanMethylmethyl
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

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 médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →