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Where does “exosomal” come from?

exosomal (English) comes from English exosome, from English exo-, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

exosomal (English): Pertaining to an exosome

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to an exosome

Ancestry of “exosomal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexosomeA vesicle responsible for the selective removal...
2Englishexo-outside; external
3Ancient Greekἔξωout, out of; outside; without, except
4Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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