Etymology of the French word enzyme
the French 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 French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
enzymatique,
coenzyme,
apoenzyme,
holoenzyme,
proenzyme,
enzymologie,
antienzymeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
enzimăCognates
Dutch
enzym, English
enzyme, German
Enzym, Norwegian
enzym, Swedish
enzym
