Where does “leukocytotropic” come from?

leukocytotropic (English) comes from English tropic, from French tropique, from Late Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

leukocytotropic (English): That is associated with leukocytes

Definitions

  1. That is associated with leukocytes

Ancestry of “leukocytotropic”, step by step

leukocytotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tropic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropicEither of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′...
2Frenchtropiquetropic
3Late Latintropicusof or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...
4Ancient Greekτροπικόςof or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
5Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
6Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English leukocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleukocyteA white blood cell
2English-cyteUsed to form cell names and classifications for...
3Latincyta
4Ancient Greekκύτοςa hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή
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