Where does “hemangiopericyte” come from?

hemangiopericyte (English) comes from English pericyte, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.

hemangiopericyte (English): An adventitial pericyte, typically of a capillary

Definitions

  1. An adventitial pericyte, typically of a capillary

Ancestry of “hemangiopericyte”, step by step

hemangiopericyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pericyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpericyteA type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation...
2EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
3Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
4Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
5Persianپرfull; feather; wing
6Middle Persianpurr
7Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English hemangio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemangio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-