Where does “glucocerebrosidase” come from?
glucocerebrosidase (English) comes from English glucocerebroside, 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 — head, top; horn.
glucocerebrosidase (English): An enzyme that is needed to cleave, by...
Definitions
- An enzyme that is needed to cleave, by...
Ancestry of “glucocerebrosidase”, step by step
glucocerebrosidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glucocerebroside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glucocerebroside | Any cerebroside containing glucose as the... |
| 2 | English | cerebroside | Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the... |
| 3 | English | cerebrose | A sugar-like body obtained by the decomposition... |
| 4 | English | cerebrum | The upper part of the brain, which is divided... |
| 5 | Middle English | cerebrum | brain |
| 6 | Latin | cerebrum | brain; skull |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kerazrom | brain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂-s-ro | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |