Where does “synaptase” come from?
synaptase (French) comes from Ancient Greek συναπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
synaptase (French): synaptase
Ancestry of “synaptase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | συναπτός | joined together, continuous |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |