Etymology

hydratase

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Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the addition or removal of the elements of water; a hydrase Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydr-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  10. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  12. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  17. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  20. Englishdiastase
  21. English todayhydratase

From hydrate + -ase.

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