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Where does “mito-” come from?

mito- (English) comes from Ancient Greek μίτος, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mito- (English): Thread; Mitosis; Used to form names of...

Definitions

  1. Thread; Mitosis; Used to form names of...

Ancestry of “mito-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμίτοςthread of the warp; thread of destiny; string of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mito-”

  • mitosome
  • mitoribosomal
  • mitoribosome
  • mitonuclear
  • mitophagosome
  • mitobiogenesis
  • mitoflash
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