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Where does “nucleoskeleton” come from?

nucleoskeleton (English) comes from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nucleoskeleton (English): The framework of the cell nucleus, supporting DNA...

Definitions

  1. The framework of the cell nucleus, supporting DNA...

Ancestry of “nucleoskeleton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
2Latinnū̆cleus—
3Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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