Where does “lymphocyte” come from?

Lymphocyte comes from English -cyte, Latin lympha, Ancient Greek κύτος, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-, ultimately deriving from a root meaning to cover or enclose.

lymphocyte (English): A type of white blood cell with a spherical...

Definitions

  1. A type of white blood cell with a spherical...

Ancestry of “lymphocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlympho-Pertaining to lymph, lymphoid or lymphatic...
2EnglishlymphPure water; A colourless, watery bodily fluid,...
3Frenchlymphelymph
4Latinlymphapure water, spring water
5Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed

Words derived from “lymphocyte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ-