myEtymology.com: English etymology of protease

Etymology of the English word protease

the English word protease

derived from the English word protein

derived from the French word protéine

derived from the Late Greek word proteios, πρωτεῖος

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the German word protein

using the Greek suffix -in

derived from the Late Greek word proteios, πρωτεῖος

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

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 protease in English dates from the 20th century.

Derivations in English

calpain

Usage

Word found in Modern English