English
foldase
From fold + -ase.
Formed from fold + -ase
Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’
Proto-Germanic *falþaną ‘to fold’
Proto-West Germanic *falþan ‘to fold’
Old English fealdan ‘to fold’
Middle English folden ‘to fold’
English fold
Today it means
noun An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foldase