Etymology

enzymology

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Today it means: The branch of science that studies enzymes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos
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The story

  1. Latinde
  2. Russianдэ (dɛ)
  3. Englishde
  4. EnglishEnzym
  5. Englishenzyme
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. English todayenzymology

From enzyme + -ology.

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