Etymology of the English word enzyme
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))
Date
The earliest known usage of enzyme in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
allozyme,
isozyme,
lysozyme,
antienzyme,
ectoenzyme,
endoenzyme,
enzymatic,
exoenzyme,
holoenzyme,
isoenzyme,
proenzyme,
ribozyme,
enzymologyCognates
Dutch
enzym, French
enzyme, German
Enzym, Norwegian
enzym, Swedish
enzymUsage
Word found in Modern English
