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Where does “corneodesmosome” come from?

corneodesmosome (English) comes 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.

corneodesmosome (English): Any of a class of proteins that hold corneocytes...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of proteins that hold corneocytes...

Ancestry of “corneodesmosome”, step by step

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

Words derived from “corneodesmosome”

  • corneodesmosomal
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