Where does “mycetome” come from?
mycetome (English) comes from English -ome, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
mycetome (English): Either of a pair of organs, in the gut of an insect, composed of mycetocytes, that are involved in the metabolism of vitamins etc
Definitions
- Either of a pair of organs, in the gut of an insect, composed of mycetocytes, that are involved in the metabolism of vitamins etc
Ancestry of “mycetome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 2 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |