Where does “phosphorylase” come from?

Phosphorylase derives from English phosphoryl, from English phosphor, from Ancient Greek διάστασις, διά, δισα, Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, steh₂-, and dwóh₁.

phosphorylase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of...

Ancestry of “phosphorylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphosphorylthe trivalent radical O=P≡
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “phosphorylase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →
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