Where does “transcriptase” come from?
Transcriptase derives from English transcript, Ancient Greek διάστασις (meaning separation), Ancient Greek διά and δισα, Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, steh₂-, and dwóh₁.
transcriptase (English): A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of...
Definitions
- A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of...
Ancestry of “transcriptase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transcript | Something which has been transcribed; a writing... |
| 2 | Latin | transcriptus | transcribed |
| 3 | Latin | trānscrībō | to transfer in writing, copy off, transcribe |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |