Where does “leukocytopoiesis” come from?
leukocytopoiesis (English) comes from English leukocyte, from English -cyte, from Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
leukocytopoiesis (English): The formation and development of white blood cells
Definitions
- The formation and development of white blood cells
Ancestry of “leukocytopoiesis”, step by step
leukocytopoiesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leukocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leukocyte | A white blood cell |
| 2 | English | -cyte | Used to form cell names and classifications for... |
| 3 | Latin | cyta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύτος | a hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via English poiesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poiesis | An act or process of creation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |