Where does “ribonuclease” come from?
Ribonuclease comes from English ribonucleic, from English nucleic, from Ancient Greek διάστασις meaning separation, from διά and δισα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis and steh₂- meaning to stand, and dwóh₁.
ribonuclease (English): Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the...
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- Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the...
Ancestry of “ribonuclease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ribonucleic | Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | ribose | A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a... |
| 3 | German | Ribose | ribose |
| 4 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 5 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 6 | English | arabic | Related to the Arabic language |
| 7 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | Arabic, Arab |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 10 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 11 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |