Where does “proconvertase” come from?
proconvertase (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.
proconvertase (English): A proteolytic convertase
Definitions
- A proteolytic convertase
Ancestry of “proconvertase”, step by step
proconvertase 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 convertase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convertase | Any of several enzymes that convert a compound... |
| 2 | English | convert | To transform or change into another form,... |
| 3 | Middle English | converten | to change, transform |
| 4 | Old French | convertir | to convert |
| 5 | Latin | convertō | to turn upside-down; to invert |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | komwertō | to turn back |