Where does “xylosidase” come from?

xylosidase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

xylosidase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “xylosidase”, step by step

xylosidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English xyloside

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxylosideAny glycoside of xylose
Every word from Proto-Bantu à- →Every word from Yoruba aṣẹ →Every word from English ase →
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