Where does “polipeptidază” come from?
polipeptidază (Romanian) comes from English polypeptidase, from English polypeptide, from English peptide, from German Peptid, from Ancient Greek πεπτός, from Ancient Greek πέπτω, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō.
polipeptidază (Romanian): polypeptidase
Definitions
- polypeptidase
Ancestry of “polipeptidază”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polypeptidase | Any enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of a... |
| 2 | English | polypeptide | Any polymer of amino acids joined via peptide... |
| 3 | English | peptide | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of... |
| 4 | German | Peptid | peptide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεπτός | digested; cooked |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπτω | Alternative form of πέσσω; ripen; I digest |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |