Where does “procollagenase” come from?
procollagenase (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.
procollagenase (English): Any enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases
Definitions
- Any enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases
Ancestry of “procollagenase”, step by step
procollagenase 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 collagenase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collagenase | An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in... |
| 2 | English | collagen | Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that... |
| 3 | French | collagène | collagenous; collagen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόλλα | glue; flour paste |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱol- | thorn, thorny plant |