Where does “phosphofructomutase” come from?

phosphofructomutase (English) comes from English mutase, from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

phosphofructomutase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of fructose phosphates

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of fructose phosphates

Ancestry of “phosphofructomutase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmutaseAn isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a...
2EnglishmutateTo undergo mutation; To cause mutation
3EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
4Middle Englishmutaciounalteration, change, modification
5Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
6Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ