Where does “echinocyte” come from?

echinocyte (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος, from Translingual Cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος — the cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

echinocyte (English): A red blood cell with abnormal appearance...

Definitions

  1. A red blood cell with abnormal appearance...

Ancestry of “echinocyte”, step by step

echinocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐχῖνοςhedgehog; sea urchin; shell of a sea urchin
2TranslingualCactusobsolete genus of succulents
3Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
4Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...

via English cyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyteSynonym of cell; Obsolete form of city
2Ancient Greekκῠ́τοςhollow”, “vessel

Words derived from “echinocyte”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάκτος →