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Where does “Enzym” come from?

Enzym (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Enzym (German): enzyme

Definitions

  1. enzyme

Ancestry of “Enzym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Enzym”

  • enzyme
  • enzymatic
  • coenzyme
  • lysozyme
  • enzymatically
  • isoenzyme
  • enzymic
  • nonenzymatic
  • enzymology
  • multienzyme
  • proenzyme
  • apoenzyme
  • nonenzymatically
  • exoenzyme
  • metalloenzyme
  • chemoenzymatic
  • enzymically
  • enzymological
  • immunoenzymatic
  • electroenzymatic
  • ectoenzyme
  • nonenzymic
  • nonenzyme
  • phosphoenzyme
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