English
alcoholase
Alcoholase comes from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς ‘separation’, from ῐ̔́στημῐ ‘to stand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐῐ̈́στημῐdĭĭ̈́stēmĭ‘to set apart, place separately’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐςdĭắstăsĭs‘separation’
- English1500–presentdiastase
- Englishtodayalcoholase
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐῐ̈́στημῐdĭĭ̈́stēmĭ‘to set apart, place separately’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐςdĭắstăsĭs‘separation’
- English1500–presentdiastase
- Englishtodayalcoholase
A compound of alcohol + -ase
Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’
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Aramaic כוחלא
Arabic كُحْل ‘kohl’
Medieval Latin alcohol
Middle English alcofol
English alcohol
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, stadium, instance, stood, stable, establish, constitution, contest, instant, stability, stem, destination, substance, destiny, distant, testimony, stud, prostitution, stationary, prostitute, substitution, stamina, stool, attest, extant, stale, stead, distal, destitute, stow, testimonial, oust, astute, detest, stasis, 138 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
assistant, assistance, consistent, assist, resist, insist, persistent, consist, persist, armistice, subsistence, desist, solstice, metastatic, hydrostatic, existentialist, 30 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi ‘to stand’
Today it means
noun Any enzyme that converts glucose or lactic acid to alcohol
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / alcoholase