Where does “phosphoisomerase” come from?
phosphoisomerase (English) comes from English isomerase, from English isomer, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel — to sire, beget.
phosphoisomerase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the isomerization of carbohydrate phosphates
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses the isomerization of carbohydrate phosphates
Ancestry of “phosphoisomerase”, step by step
phosphoisomerase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isomerase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isomerase | Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one... |
| 2 | English | isomer | Any of two or more compounds with the same... |
| 3 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 4 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 7 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 8 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 10 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 11 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English phospho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phospho | — |