Where does “nitroreductase” come from?
nitroreductase (English) comes from English reductase, from English reduction, from Middle English reduccion, from Old French reducion, from Latin reductio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nitroreductase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro...
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro...
Ancestry of “nitroreductase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reductase | An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate |
| 2 | English | reduction | The act, process, or result of reducing; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | reduccion | — |
| 4 | Old French | reducion | — |
| 5 | Latin | reductio | A bringing back, a leading back; A restoring,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |