Etymology of the English word chymotrypsin
the English word
chymotrypsinderived from the English word
chymederived from the Latin word
chymus (stomach juices, fluid, chyle)
derived from the Greek word
chumos, χυμός (juice)
derived from the Greek word
cheo, χέω (I pour)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-derived from the Old French word
chimederived from the Late Latin word
chumusderived from the Greek word
chumos, χυμός (juice)
derived from the Greek word
cheo, χέω (I pour)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-derived from the Late Latin word
chymederived from the Greek word
khūmosderived from the English word
trypsinusing the English prefix
tryp-derived from the Greek word
tripsis, τρῖψις
Date
The earliest known usage of chymotrypsin in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
chymotrypsinogenUsage
Word found in Modern English
