Etymology

aminotransferase

Today it means: Transaminase. Full definition →

English transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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The story

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Englishamino
  9. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  13. Proto-Italic*trāns
  14. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  15. Latintrāns-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  18. Proto-Italic*ferō
  19. Latinferō
  20. Latintrānsferō
  21. Englishtransfer
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  23. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  25. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  26. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  29. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  30. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  31. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  32. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  33. Englishdiastase
  34. Englishtransferase
  35. English todayaminotransferase

From amino + transferase.

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