English
lignocellulase
From ligno- + cellulase.
Formed from ligno- + cellulase
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect’
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no-m ‘that which is collected’
Proto-Italic *legnom
Latin lignum ‘wood’
English ligno-
Today it means
noun An enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lignocellulase