Where does “racemase” come from?

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

racemase (English): Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical...

Ancestry of “racemase”, step by step

racemase 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 raceme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishracemeAn indeterminate inflorescence in which the...
2Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits
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