Where does “deoxyceramide” come from?
deoxyceramide (English) comes from English deoxy, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deoxyceramide (English): A derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine
Definitions
- A derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine
Ancestry of “deoxyceramide”, step by step
deoxyceramide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deoxy | Describing any compound formally derived from... |
| 2 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English ceramide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ceramide | Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty... |
| 2 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 3 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |