Where does “granulolytic” come from?
granulolytic (English) comes from English granulo-, from English granular, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
granulolytic (English): That breaks up granulocytes
Definitions
- That breaks up granulocytes
Ancestry of “granulolytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granulo- | Granular |
| 2 | English | granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains;... |
| 3 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |