Where does “merocyte” come from?

merocyte (English) comes from English mero, from Spanish mero, from Latin merus, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merocyte (English): Any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum

Definitions

  1. Any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum

Ancestry of “merocyte”, step by step

merocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeroAny of several large groupers of warm seas;...
2Spanishmeromere; pure; grouper
3Latinmerussheer, undiluted, pure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via English cyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyteSynonym of cell; Obsolete form of city
2Ancient Greekκῠ́τοςhollow”, “vessel

Words derived from “merocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin merus →Every word from Spanish mero →