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Where does “corneodesmosomal” come from?

corneodesmosomal (English) comes from English corneodesmosome, from English desmosome, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

corneodesmosomal (English): Relating to corneodesmosomes

Definitions

  1. Relating to corneodesmosomes

Ancestry of “corneodesmosomal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorneodesmosomeAny of a class of proteins that hold corneocytes...
2EnglishdesmosomeA structural unit that functions in the adhesion...
3English-someCharacterized by some specific condition or...
4Middle English-som—
5Old Englishsumsome
6Proto-West Germanic*sum—
7Proto-Germanicsumazsome , a certain; some, certain
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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