Where does “cytokaryomegaly” come from?
cytokaryomegaly (English) comes from English karyomegaly, from English -megaly, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
Ancestry of “cytokaryomegaly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | karyomegaly | The condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus |
| 2 | English | -megaly | enlargement |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεγάλος | masculine singular nominative of μέγας |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |