Where does “mitochondrion” come from?
Mitochondrion derives from Ancient Greek μίτος (míthos, "thread") and the Proto-Indo-European root mey-, referring to the organelle's thread-like appearance under early microscopy.
mitochondrion (English): A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the...
Definitions
- A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the...
Ancestry of “mitochondrion”, step by step
mitochondrion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Genesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German Mitochondrium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mitochondrium | mitochondrion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χονδρίον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χόνδρος | A small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrendʰ‑ | bar, beam |
Words derived from “mitochondrion”
- mitochondrial
- mitochondria
- mitochondrially
- intramitochondrial
- antimitochondrial
- submitochondrial
- amitochondriate
- extramitochondrial
- nonmitochondrial
- transmitochondrial
- postmitochondrial
- mitogenomic
- protomitochondrion
- mitochondriate
- mitotracker
- mitochondriogenesis
- mitogenome
- mitochondrional
- megamitochondrion
- promitochondrion
- mitokondrio
- ميتوكندريون
- mitogenomics
- phylomitogenome