Where does “photolyase” come from?

photolyase (English) comes from English photo-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

photolyase (English): An enzyme that repairs DNA that has been damaged...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme that repairs DNA that has been damaged...

Ancestry of “photolyase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphoto-light, electromagnetic radiation; photography
2Ancient Greekφωτο-
3Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
4Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek φωτο-
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