myEtymology.com: English etymology of ribozyme

Etymology of the English word ribozyme

the English word ribozyme

derived from the English word enzyme

derived from the German word Enzym

derived from the Greek word hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)

derived from the Medieval Greek word enzumos

using the Greek prefix en-, ἐν-

derived from the Greek word zume, ζύμη (leaven; ferment (as if boiling up))

derived from the English word ribosome

derived from the Greek word soma, σῶμα (body; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively)

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

derived from the Greek word soma

derived from the Greek word ribose (an aldopentose)

derived from the English word ribose

derived from the English word arabinose

derived from the English word arabin

using the English suffix -some

The earliest known usage of ribozyme in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English