Where does “pyrophosphorylase” come from?

pyrophosphorylase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

pyrophosphorylase (English): Any pyrophosphate transferase

Definitions

  1. Any pyrophosphate transferase

Ancestry of “pyrophosphorylase”, step by step

pyrophosphorylase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English pyrophosphoryl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyrophosphorylA radical derived from pyrophosphoric acid by...
Every word from Proto-Bantu à-Every word from Yoruba aṣẹEvery word from English ase