Where does “centrosome” come from?
Centrosome comes from English centre and English -some, from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning together or one, combined with the centre element from Latin centrum.
centrosome (English): An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm...
Definitions
- An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm...
Ancestry of “centrosome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | centro- | central |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “centrosome”