Etymology

convertase

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Today it means: Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  7. Proto-Italic*wertō
  8. Proto-Italic*komwertō
  9. Latinconvertō
  10. Old Frenchconvertir
  11. Middle Englishconverten
  12. Englishconvert
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  14. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  16. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  20. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  21. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  22. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  23. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  24. Englishdiastase
  25. English todayconvertase

From convert + -ase.

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