Where does “nuclease” come from?
Nuclease derives from English nucleus combined with the suffix -ase, where nucleus comes from Ancient Greek διάστασις, διά, δισα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ken-, steh₂-, and dwóh₁.
nuclease (English): Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the...
Definitions
- Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the...
Ancestry of “nuclease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 2 | Latin | nū̆cleus | — |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “nuclease”