Where does “xylanase” come from?

xylanase (English) comes from English xylan, from Latin solvens, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “xylanase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxylanA polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues,...
2Latinsolvensloosening, untying; solving
3Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “xylanase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →