Where does “histology” come from?
Histology comes from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós), meaning "tissue" or "web," combined with the suffix -logy meaning "study of."
histology (English): The study of the microscopic structure, chemical...
Definitions
- The study of the microscopic structure, chemical...
Ancestry of “histology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 2 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
Words derived from “histology”
- histological
- histologic
- histologically
- histologist
- immunohistological
- immunohistology
- neurohistology
- pathohistological
- immunohistologically
- cytohistological
- cytohistologic
- pathohistology
- microhistological
- osteohistology
- palaeohistology
- paleohistology
- cytohistology
- hepatohistology
- microhistology
- morphohistology
- stereohistology
- osteohistological
- palaeohistological
- paleohistological