Where does “cytoskeletal” come from?
Cytoskeletal comes from English cytoskeleton, from English skeleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ meaning to dry up, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁-.
cytoskeletal (English): Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton
Ancestry of “cytoskeletal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skeletal | of, or relating to the skeleton; haggard,... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |