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Where does “cytoadherence” come from?

cytoadherence (English) comes from English adherence, from Middle French adhérence, from Latin adhaerentia, from Latin adhaerens, from Latin adhaereo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

cytoadherence (English): The adherence of cells to a biological surface,...

Definitions

  1. The adherence of cells to a biological surface,...

Ancestry of “cytoadherence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadherenceA close physical union of two objects; Faithful...
2Middle Frenchadhérence—
3Latinadhaerentiaadherence, dependence; nominative neuter plural...
4Latinadhaerenscleaving or sticking to; clinging to, adhering...
5LatinadhaereoI cleave or stick to; I cling to, adhere to; I am...
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →