Where does “sucrase” come from?
sucrase (English) comes from English sucrose, from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sucrase (English): Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the...
Definitions
- Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the...
Ancestry of “sucrase”, step by step
sucrase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sucrose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucrose | A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of... |
| 2 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 3 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 4 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 5 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |