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Where does “hypercellularity” come from?

hypercellularity (English) comes from English cellularity, from English cellular, from Latin cellularis, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hypercellularity (English): The presence of an abnormally large number of...

Definitions

  1. The presence of an abnormally large number of...

Ancestry of “hypercellularity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcellularityThe number and type of cells in a given tissue
2EnglishcellularOf, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a...
3Latincellulariscellular
4Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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