Where does “mitome” come from?

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

mitome (English): The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell

Definitions

  1. The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell

Ancestry of “mitome”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mitome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μίτος →