Etymology

dehydrogenase

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Today it means: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  12. Frenchhydro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  15. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  16. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  17. Frenchhydrogène
  18. Englishhydrogen
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  20. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  22. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  23. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  24. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  26. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  27. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  28. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  29. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  30. Englishdiastase
  31. English todaydehydrogenase

From de- + hydrogen + -ase.

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