Where does “interhemidesmosomal” come from?
interhemidesmosomal (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interhemidesmosomal (English): Between hemidesmosomes
Definitions
- Between hemidesmosomes
Ancestry of “interhemidesmosomal”, step by step
interhemidesmosomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English hemidesmosomal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hemidesmosomal | Relating to hemidesmosomes |
| 2 | English | desmosomal | Of or pertaining to the desmosome |
| 3 | English | desmosome | A structural unit that functions in the adhesion... |
| 4 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 5 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 6 | Old English | sum | some |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |