Etymology

zymogene

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Today it means: One of a physiological group of globular bacteria that produce fermentations of diverse nature; — distinguished from pathogene. Full definition →

English zymo- ← Ancient Greek ζῡ́μη (zū́mē) ← Proto-Indo-European *yúHs-meh₂
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yéwHs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yúHs-meh₂
  3. Ancient Greekζῡ́μη (zū́mē)
  4. Englishzymo-
  5. English todayzymogene

From zymo- + -gene.

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