Where does “nitrilase” come from?

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

nitrilase (English): Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the...

Ancestry of “nitrilase”, step by step

nitrilase 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 nitrile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnitrileany of a class of organic compounds containing a...
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-