Where does “prochitinase” come from?
prochitinase (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prochitinase (English): A compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase
Definitions
- A compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase
Ancestry of “prochitinase”, step by step
prochitinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English chitinase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chitinase | Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin |
| 2 | English | chitin | A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of... |
| 3 | French | chitine | chitin |
| 4 | Latin | chiton | mollusk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χιτών | man's tunic; tunic; coat of mail |
| 6 | Central Semitic | kittan | — |
| 7 | Swahili | kitu | thing |
| 8 | Proto-Bantu | kɪ̀ntʊ̀ | thing, object |
| 9 | Proto-Bantu | *-ntʊ̀ | — |