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Where does “ubiquitylase” come from?

ubiquitylase (English) comes from English ubiquityl, from English ubiquity, from Medieval Latin ubīquitās, from Latin ubique, from Latin -que, from Proto-Italic -kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ubiquitylase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a...

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  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a...

Ancestry of “ubiquitylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishubiquityl—
2EnglishubiquityThe state or quality of being, or appearing to...
3Medieval Latinubīquitās—
4Latinubiqueeverywhere
5Latin-queand, a copulative particle affixed to the word it...
6Proto-Italic-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
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