Where does “cerebrosidase” come from?
cerebrosidase (English) comes from English cerebroside, from English cerebrose, from English cerebrum, from Middle English cerebrum, from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
cerebrosidase (English): glycosylceramidase
Definitions
- glycosylceramidase
Ancestry of “cerebrosidase”, step by step
cerebrosidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cerebroside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cerebroside | Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the... |
| 2 | English | cerebrose | A sugar-like body obtained by the decomposition... |
| 3 | English | cerebrum | The upper part of the brain, which is divided... |
| 4 | Middle English | cerebrum | brain |
| 5 | Latin | cerebrum | brain; skull |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kerazrom | brain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂-s-ro | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |