Where does “ribosyltransferase” come from?
ribosyltransferase (English) comes from English ribosyl, from English ribose, from German Ribose, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.
ribosyltransferase (English): Any transferase that transfers ribosyl groups
Definitions
- Any transferase that transfers ribosyl groups
Ancestry of “ribosyltransferase”, step by step
ribosyltransferase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ribosyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ribosyl | any univalent radical derived from ribose |
| 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 |
via English transferase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transferase | Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer... |
| 2 | English | -ase | Used to form the names of enzymes |
| 3 | English | diastase | Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς | separation |