Where does “cytology” come from?
Cytology comes from Ancient Greek κύτος meaning "cell or hollow vessel," from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- meaning "to cover or hollow out."
cytology (English): The study of cells; Cytopathology
Definitions
- The study of cells; Cytopathology
Ancestry of “cytology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 2 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
Words derived from “cytology”
- cytological
- cytologically
- cytologist
- immunocytology
- neurocytology
- neurocytological
- xenocytology
- paleocytology
- cardiocytology
- hemocytology
- histocytology
- nanocytology
- noncytological
- neurocytologist
- cardiocytological
- clinicocytological
- haemocytological
- hematocytological
- hemocytological
- histocytological
- immunocytological
- morphocytological
- nanocytological
- paleocytological