Where does “resolvase” come from?
resolvase (English) comes from English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
resolvase (English): Any of a group of enzymes that repress...
Definitions
- Any of a group of enzymes that repress...
Ancestry of “resolvase”, step by step
resolvase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resolve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resolve | To find a solution to; To reduce to simple or... |
| 2 | Middle English | resolven | To transmute; to change state |
| 3 | Old French | resolver | to resolve oneself; to become resolved |
| 4 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |