Where does “lamellipodium” come from?
lamellipodium (English) comes from English lamella, from Latin lāmella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lamellipodium (English): A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell
Definitions
- A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell
Ancestry of “lamellipodium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamella | A thin, plate-like structure; The gill of a... |
| 2 | Latin | lāmella | A small, thin plate of metal |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |