Where does “pectinesterase” come from?

pectinesterase (English) comes from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

pectinesterase (English): A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate plant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown, found in all higher plants as well as in some bacteria and fungi

Definitions

  1. A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate plant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown, found in all higher plants as well as in some bacteria and fungi

Ancestry of “pectinesterase”, step by step

pectinesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English esterase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishesteraseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an...
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthērEsther
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר

via English pectin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpectinA polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of...
2Frenchpectinepectin
3Ancient Greekπηκτικόςcongealed, curdled; curdling
4Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר