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Where does “gymnocytode” come from?

gymnocytode (English) comes from English cytode, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

gymnocytode (English): A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus

Definitions

  1. A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus

Ancestry of “gymnocytode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcytodeA nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed...
2Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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