Where does “microgametocyte” come from?
microgametocyte (English) comes from English gametocyte, from English gameto-, from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
microgametocyte (English): a gametocyte that produces microgametes
Definitions
- a gametocyte that produces microgametes
Ancestry of “microgametocyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gametocyte | A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into... |
| 2 | English | gameto- | gametes |
| 3 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |