Where does “cytokine” come from?

Cyto- comes from Ancient Greek κύτος, a descendant of Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-.

cytokine (English): Any of various small regulatory proteins that...

Definitions

  1. Any of various small regulatory proteins that...

Ancestry of “cytokine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-kine—
2Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cytokine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →