Where does “deuterosome” come from?

deuterosome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

deuterosome (English): A mass of fibrous granules in the centrosphere

Definitions

  1. A mass of fibrous granules in the centrosphere

Ancestry of “deuterosome”, step by step

deuterosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English deutero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeuterosecond
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic sumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sum
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