Where does “intercentrosomal” come from?
intercentrosomal (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intercentrosomal (English): Of or pertaining to a related pair of centrosomes
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a related pair of centrosomes
Ancestry of “intercentrosomal”, step by step
intercentrosomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English centrosomal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrosomal | Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes |
| 2 | English | centrosome | An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm... |
| 3 | English | centro- | central |
| 4 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 5 | Middle English | center | — |
| 6 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 7 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |