Etymology

synthetase

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Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  9. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  11. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  12. Latinsynthesis
  13. Englishsynthesis
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  15. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  17. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  21. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  22. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  23. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  24. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  25. Englishdiastase
  26. English todaysynthetase

From synthesis + -ase.

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