Where does “lizozimă” come from?
lizozimă (Romanian) comes from English lysozyme, from English enzyme, from German Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
lizozimă (Romanian): lysozyme
Definitions
- lysozyme
Ancestry of “lizozimă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysozyme | A bacteriolytic enzyme found in many animal... |
| 2 | English | enzyme | A globular protein that catalyses a biological... |
| 3 | German | Enzym | enzyme |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |