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

  1. An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm...

Ancestry of “centrosome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcentro-central
2EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
3Middle Englishcenter—
4Middle Frenchcentre—
5Latincentrumcenter
6Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
7Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
8Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “centrosome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →