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Where does “biocatalizzatore” come from?

biocatalizzatore (Italian) comes from Italian catalizzatore, from Italian catalizzare, from Italian catalisi, from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις, from Ancient Greek καταλύω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

biocatalizzatore (Italian): biocatalyst

Definitions

  1. biocatalyst

Ancestry of “biocatalizzatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancatalizzatorecatalyst; catalytic
2Italiancatalizzareto catalyse
3Italiancatalisicatalysis
4Ancient Greekκατάλυσιςdissolution, disbanding; lodging, quarters,...
5Ancient Greekκαταλύω"sense": loosen, unbind; "sense": destroy; I stay...
6Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
7Ancient Greekκατά
8Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
9Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
10Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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