Enzyme
来自Big Physics
late 19th century: coined in German from modern Greek enzumos ‘leavened’, from en- ‘within’ + Greek zumē ‘leaven’.
wiktionary
From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν(en, “in”) + ζύμη(zúmē, “sourdough”).
etymonline
enzyme (n.)
1881, as a biochemical term, from German Enzym, coined 1878 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837-1900), from Modern Greek enzymos "leavened," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + zymē "leaven" (see zymurgy). Related: Enzymotic.
