Where does “pseudocholinesterase” come from?

pseudocholinesterase (English) comes from English cholinesterase, from English esterase, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

pseudocholinesterase (English): One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine

Definitions

  1. One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine

Ancestry of “pseudocholinesterase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholinesteraseAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
2EnglishesteraseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an...
3EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
4GermanEsterester
5LatinEsthērEsther
6Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
7Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ →Every word from Latin Esthēr →