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Where does “pseudokinase” come from?

pseudokinase (English) comes from English kinase, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pseudokinase (English): A protein containing a catalytically inactive...

Definitions

  1. A protein containing a catalytically inactive...

Ancestry of “pseudokinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinaseAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate...
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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