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Where does “urease” come from?

urease (English) comes from English urea, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

urease (English): the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some...

Definitions

  1. the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some...

Ancestry of “urease”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishureaA water-soluble organic compound, CO, formed by...
2English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
3Middle French-ide—
4Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →