Etymology

keratohyalin

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Today it means: A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus. Full definition →

English hyalin ← Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *kérats
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kérats
  4. Ancient Greekκέρᾰς (kérăs)
  5. Englishkerato-
  6. Englishhyalin
  7. English todaykeratohyalin

From kerato- + hyalin.

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