Where does “hypocellular” come from?
hypocellular (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hypocellular (English): Containing fewer cells than normal or expected
Definitions
- Containing fewer cells than normal or expected
Ancestry of “hypocellular”, step by step
hypocellular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cellular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cellular | Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a... |
| 2 | Latin | cellularis | cellular |
| 3 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |