Where does “nucleocentrosomal” come from?
nucleocentrosomal (English) comes from English centrosomal, from English centrosome, from English centro-, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον — pointed tool.
nucleocentrosomal (English): Relating to the nucleus and centrosomes of a cell
Definitions
- Relating to the nucleus and centrosomes of a cell
Ancestry of “nucleocentrosomal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrosomal | Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes |
| 2 | English | centrosome | An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm... |
| 3 | English | centro- | central |
| 4 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 5 | Middle English | center | — |
| 6 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 7 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |