Where does “centrocytic” come from?
centrocytic (English) comes from English centrocyte, from English centro-, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron — pointed tool.
centrocytic (English): Relating to centrocytes
Definitions
- Relating to centrocytes
Ancestry of “centrocytic”, step by step
centrocytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English centrocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrocyte | Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear... |
| 2 | English | centro- | central |
| 3 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 4 | Middle English | center | — |
| 5 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 6 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |