Where does “choanocyte” come from?

choanocyte (English) comes from English choano-, from Ancient Greek χοάνη, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

choanocyte (English): any of the cells in sponges that contain a...

Definitions

  1. any of the cells in sponges that contain a...

Ancestry of “choanocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchoano-Funnel
2Ancient Greekχοάνηfunnel; infundibulum, choana
3Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
4Ancient Greekχείω—
5Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—

Words derived from “choanocyte”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek χείω →Every word from Ancient Greek χέω →