Where does “glucosylcerebrosidase” come from?
glucosylcerebrosidase (English) comes from English cerebrosidase, 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.
glucosylcerebrosidase (English): Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside
Definitions
- Any enzyme that removes the glucosyl part of a cerebroside
Ancestry of “glucosylcerebrosidase”, step by step
glucosylcerebrosidase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cerebrosidase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cerebrosidase | glycosylceramidase |
| 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 |
via English glucosyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glucosyl | The univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |