Etymology

fructokinase

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Today it means: A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex. Full definition →

English kinase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  4. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  5. Latinfruor
  6. Latinfrūctus
  7. Englishfructo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  9. Ancient Greekκινέω (kinéō)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  11. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  13. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  18. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  21. Englishdiastase
  22. Englishkinase
  23. English todayfructokinase

From fructo- + kinase.

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