Where does “heterophagolysosome” come from?
heterophagolysosome (English) comes from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus — to cut, cut off, sever.
heterophagolysosome (English): Any structure consisting of a phagolysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle
Definitions
- Any structure consisting of a phagolysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle
Ancestry of “heterophagolysosome”, step by step
heterophagolysosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English phagolysosome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phagolysosome | A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from... |
| 2 | English | lysosome | An organelle found in all types of animal cells... |
| 3 | English | some | A certain number, at least two; An indefinite... |
| 4 | Middle English | som | some |
| 5 | Old English | sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |