myEtymology.com: English etymology of catabolite

Etymology of the English word catabolite

the English word catabolite

derived from the English word catabolism

derived from the English word metabolism

derived from the Greek word metabole, μεταβολή (change)

derived from the Greek word metaballein, μεταβάλλω (to throw over; (middle voice figuratively) to turn about in opinion)

derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)

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

using the English prefix cata-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the English word katabolism

derived from the Greek word katabole, καταβολή (a deposition; founding; figuratively, conception)

derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)

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

using the English suffix -ite

Word found in Modern English