Etymology

benzoyltransferase

Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a benzoyl group Full definition →

English transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzoic
  19. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  20. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  21. Englishbenzoyl
  22. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  24. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  25. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  26. Proto-Italic*trāns
  27. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  28. Latintrāns-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  31. Proto-Italic*ferō
  32. Latinferō
  33. Latintrānsferō
  34. Englishtransfer
  35. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  36. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  37. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  38. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  39. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  40. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  41. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  42. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  43. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  44. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  45. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  46. Englishdiastase
  47. Englishtransferase
  48. English todaybenzoyltransferase

From benzoyl + transferase.

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