Where does “vasopressinase” come from?
vasopressinase (English) comes from English vasopressin, from English vasopressor, from New Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
vasopressinase (English): An aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones
Definitions
- An aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones
Ancestry of “vasopressinase”, step by step
vasopressinase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vasopressin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasopressin | An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary... |
| 2 | English | vasopressor | Of or relating to the constriction of blood... |
| 3 | New Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |