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Where does “haemophagocyte” come from?

haemophagocyte (English) comes from English phagocyte, from French phagocyter, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

haemophagocyte (English): Alternative form of hemophagocyte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hemophagocyte

Ancestry of “haemophagocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphagocyteA cell of the immune system, such as a...
2Frenchphagocyterto phagocytize; to swallow up
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →