English
kinase
Kinase comes from Ancient Greek κινέω ‘to move’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκινέω‘to move’
- Englishtodaykinase
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκινέω‘to move’
- Englishtodaykinase
Formed from κινέω ‘to move’ + -ase
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’
citation, recite, kinetic, incite, resuscitate, cine, cytokine, recitative, 12 more
through Ancient Greek κινέω ‘to move’
Today it means
noun Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- / kinase