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Where does “extramyocellular” come from?

extramyocellular (English) comes from English myocellular, from English cellular, from Latin cellularis, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

extramyocellular (English): From outside of a muscle cell

Definitions

  1. From outside of a muscle cell

Ancestry of “extramyocellular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyocellularRelating to muscle cells
2EnglishcellularOf, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a...
3Latincellulariscellular
4Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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