myEtymology.com: English etymology of hexokinase

Etymology of the English word hexokinase

the English word hexokinase

derived from the English word hexose

using the English prefix hex-

using the English suffix -ose

derived from the English word kinase

derived from the English word kinetic

derived from the Greek word kinesis, κίνησις (movement; a stirring)

derived from the Greek word kinein

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

derived from the Greek word kinetikos, κινητικός

derived from the Greek word kinetos, κινητός

derived from the Greek word kinein

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

derived from the Greek word kineo, κινέω (to stir literally or figuratively; to stir (transitively), literally or figuratively)

using the English suffix -ase

derived from the English word diastase

derived from the French word diastase

derived from the Greek word diastasis, διάστασις

derived from the Greek word diistemi, διΐστημι (to stand apart; to remove, intervene)

derived from the Greek word diistanai

derived from the Greek word histanai

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

derived from the Greek word stasis, στάσις (a standing (properly, the act); (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy)

derived from the Greek word histanai

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

Usage

Word found in Modern English