Where does “beetalaktamaasi” come from?

beetalaktamaasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish beeta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

beetalaktamaasi (Finnish): beta-lactamase

Definitions

  1. beta-lactamase

Ancestry of “beetalaktamaasi”, step by step

beetalaktamaasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish beeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbeetabeta
2Ancient Greekβῆταbeta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...
3Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
4Proto-Semiticbayt-house

via Finnish laktamaasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaktamaasilactamase
Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt-Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕Every word from Ancient Greek βῆτα
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