Where does “synthetase” come from?
Synthetase comes from English synthesis and the suffix -ase, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάστασις, διά, and τίθημι, tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots expressing placement or setting.
synthetase (English): Any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds...
Definitions
- Any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds...
Ancestry of “synthetase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synthesis | The formation of something complex or coherent by... |
| 2 | Latin | synthesis | A collection or reunion of many objects of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |