Where does “protease” come from?
Protease derives from English protein and English diastase, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάστασις meaning separation, built from διά and πρό, tracing to Proto-Indo-European pro- and steh₂-.
protease (English): An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins
Definitions
- An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins
Ancestry of “protease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protein | Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced... |
| 2 | French | protéine | protein |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |