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Where does “leptocystidium” come from?

leptocystidium (English) comes from English cystidium, from English cyst, from Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

leptocystidium (English): A cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth,...

Definitions

  1. A cystidia on the subhymenium which has smooth,...

Ancestry of “leptocystidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcystidiumA relatively large cell found on the hymenium of...
2EnglishcystA pouch or sac without opening, usually...
3Latincystiscyst
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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