Where does “oocytic” come from?
oocytic (English) comes from English oocyte, from English oo, from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, from Proto-Polynesian *koho, from Proto-Oceanic *kojom.
oocytic (English): Relating to or composed of oocytes
Definitions
- Relating to or composed of oocytes
Ancestry of “oocytic”, step by step
oocytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oocyte | A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a... |
| 2 | English | oo | The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | oo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |