myEtymology.com: English etymology of allosteric

Etymology of the English word allosteric

the English word allosteric

derived from the English word steric

using the English suffix -ic

using the English prefix stereo-

derived from the Greek word stereos, στερεός (stiff; solid, stable)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

using the English prefix allo-

derived from the Greek word allos, ἄλλος, ἄλλως ('else,' different (in many applications); differently)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-

Word found in Modern English