Where does “polyesterase” come from?

polyesterase (English) comes from English polyester, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

polyesterase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...

Ancestry of “polyesterase”, step by step

polyesterase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polyester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyesterAny polymer whose monomers are linked together by...
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthērEsther
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ →Every word from Latin Esthēr →