Where does “lymphocytotropic” come from?
lymphocytotropic (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.
lymphocytotropic (English): That is attracted to lymphocytes
Definitions
- That is attracted to lymphocytes
Ancestry of “lymphocytotropic”, step by step
lymphocytotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tropic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 2 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 3 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English lymphocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lymphocyte | A type of white blood cell with a spherical... |
| 2 | English | lympho- | Pertaining to lymph, lymphoid or lymphatic... |
| 3 | English | lymph | Pure water; A colourless, watery bodily fluid,... |
| 4 | French | lymphe | lymph |
| 5 | Latin | lympha | pure water, spring water |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νύμφη | bride, young wife; young, nubile woman;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | snewbʰ- | to marry, wed; to marry, to wed |