Etymology

phosphofructokinase

Today it means: Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates Full definition →

English fructokinase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  16. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  17. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  18. Latinfruor
  19. Latinfrūctus
  20. Englishfructo-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  22. Ancient Greekκινέω (kinéō)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  24. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  26. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  27. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  30. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  31. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  32. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  33. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  34. Englishdiastase
  35. Englishkinase
  36. Englishfructokinase
  37. English todayphosphofructokinase

From phospho- + fructokinase.

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