Where does “centriole” come from?
centriole (English) comes from Latin centriolum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
centriole (English): A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in...
Definitions
- A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in...
Ancestry of “centriole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | centriolum | — |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |