Etymology of the English word allozyme
the English word
allozymederived from the English word
enzymederived from the German word
Enzymderived from the Greek word
hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Medieval Greek word
enzumosusing the Greek prefix
en-, ἐν-
derived from the Greek word
zume, ζύμη (leaven; ferment (as if boiling up))
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-Date
The earliest known usage of allozyme in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
