Where does “mitosis” come from?

Mitosis comes from German Mitose, from English -osis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -όω.

mitosis (English): The division of a cell nucleus in which the...

Definitions

  1. The division of a cell nucleus in which the...

Ancestry of “mitosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMitosemitosis
2Ancient Greekμίτοςthread of the warp; thread of destiny; string of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mitosis”

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