Where does “transferase” come from?

Transferase comes from English transfer and the suffix -ase, with transfer deriving from Latin ferre meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.

transferase (English): Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer...

Definitions

  1. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer...

Ancestry of “transferase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aseUsed to form the names of enzymes
2EnglishdiastaseAny one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the...
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐςseparation

Words derived from “transferase

Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς