Where does “endosome” come from?

endosome (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.

endosome (English): An endocytic vacuole through which molecules...

Definitions

  1. An endocytic vacuole through which molecules...

Ancestry of “endosome”, step by step

endosome 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 endo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishendomarijuana; A bike trick where the bike is ridden...
2Ancient Greekἔνδονin, within
3Proto-Hellenicéndon—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóminside
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “endosome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →