Etymology

hydrolase

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Today it means: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate. 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 Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  9. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  10. Englishhydrolysis
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  12. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  14. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  19. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  22. Englishdiastase
  23. English todayhydrolase

From hydrolysis + -ase.

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