Where does “lactocyte” come from?

lactocyte (English) comes from English cyte, from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος — hollow”, “vessel.

lactocyte (English): A milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium

Definitions

  1. A milk-producing cell in the mammary epithelium

Ancestry of “lactocyte”, step by step

lactocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyteSynonym of cell; Obsolete form of city
2Ancient Greekκῠ́τοςhollow”, “vessel

via English lacto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlacto—
Every word from Ancient Greek κῠ́τος →Every word from English cyte →