Where does “megaphagosome” come from?
megaphagosome (English) comes from English phagosome, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
megaphagosome (English): A very large phagosome, typically formed by the action of a virus
Definitions
- A very large phagosome, typically formed by the action of a virus
Ancestry of “megaphagosome”, step by step
megaphagosome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phagosome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phagosome | A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing... |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |