Where does “phosphatidyltransferase” come from?
phosphatidyltransferase (English) comes from English phosphatidyl, from English phosphatidate, from English phosphatide, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος — shiny, light brown.
phosphatidyltransferase (English): An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis
Definitions
- An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis
Ancestry of “phosphatidyltransferase”, step by step
phosphatidyltransferase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphatidyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphatidyl | A radical derived from a phosphatide |
| 2 | English | phosphatidate | A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with... |
| 3 | English | phosphatide | a phospholipid |
| 4 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 5 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 6 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 7 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English transferase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transferase | Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer... |
| 2 | English | -ase | Used to form the names of enzymes |
| 3 | English | diastase | Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς | separation |