Where does “macropinocytose” come from?
macropinocytose (English) comes from English macro, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
macropinocytose (English): To undergo macropinocytosis
Definitions
- To undergo macropinocytosis
Ancestry of “macropinocytose”, step by step
macropinocytose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 2 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 3 | French | macro- | macro |
| 4 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
via English pinocytose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pinocytose | To perform pinocytosis on |
| 2 | English | pinocytosis | A form of endocytosis in which material enters a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῑ́νω | I drink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |