Where does “cytoskeleton” come from?
Cytoskeleton comes from Ancient Greek κύτος meaning "cell" and σκελετός meaning "dried body," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- meaning "to dry."
cytoskeleton (English): A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms...
Definitions
- A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms...
Ancestry of “cytoskeleton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skeleton | The system that provides support to an organism,... |
| 2 | New Latin | sceleton | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκελετός | dried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκελλώ | to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |