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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

  1. glycosylceramidase

Ancestry of “cerebrosidase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerebrosideAny of several glycosphingolipids found in the...
2EnglishcerebroseA sugar-like body obtained by the decomposition...
3EnglishcerebrumThe upper part of the brain, which is divided...
4Middle Englishcerebrum—
5Latincerebrumbrain; skull
6Proto-Italickerazrombrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cerebrosidase”

  • galactocerebrosidase
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