Where does “peptidyldipeptidase” come from?
peptidyldipeptidase (English) comes from English dipeptidase, from English dipeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō.
peptidyldipeptidase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a dipeptide from the C-terminal end of an oligopeptide
Ancestry of “peptidyldipeptidase”, step by step
peptidyldipeptidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dipeptidase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dipeptidase | Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze... |
| 2 | English | dipeptide | An organic compound formed from two amino acids... |
| 3 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 4 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English peptidyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peptidyl | Of or pertaining to peptides |