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Where does “nonhepatocellular” come from?

nonhepatocellular (English) comes from English hepatocellular, from English cellular, from Latin cellularis, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nonhepatocellular (English): Not hepatocellular

Definitions

  1. Not hepatocellular

Ancestry of “nonhepatocellular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhepatocellularOf or pertaining to the cells of the liver
2EnglishcellularOf, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a...
3Latincellulariscellular
4Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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