Where does “oocyte” come from?
Oocyte comes from Ancient Greek ᾠο- (egg-related prefix) and ᾠόν (egg), which derive from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm and ultimately h₂éwis (sheep), reflecting the original sense of a small animal or creature.
oocyte (English): A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a...
Definitions
- A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a...
Ancestry of “oocyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oo | The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |
Words derived from “oocyte”