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Where does “sarcolemma” come from?

sarcolemma (English) comes from English sarco-, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

sarcolemma (English): A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated...

Definitions

  1. A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated...

Ancestry of “sarcolemma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsarco-flesh
2Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
3Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
4Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
5Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “sarcolemma”

  • sarcolemmal
  • subsarcolemmal
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