myEtymology.com: English etymology of maltase

Etymology of the English word maltase

the English word maltase

derived from the English word malt

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *maltaz

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

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-

Date

The earliest known usage of maltase in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English