myEtymology.com: German etymology of Enzym

Etymology of the German word Enzym

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))

English enzyme, French enzyme

Dutch enzym, English enzyme, French enzyme, Norwegian enzym, Swedish enzym