English
amylohydrolase
From amylo- + hydrolase.
Formed from amylo- + hydrolase
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
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Ancient Greek μύλη ‘mill’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος ‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
Ancient Greek ἄμυλον
Latin amylum ‘starch’
English amylo-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ ‘to stand’
Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ ‘to set apart, place separately’
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς ‘separation’
English diastase
English hydrolase
Today it means
noun Any hydrolase that hydrolyses starch
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / amylohydrolase