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Where does “pericentrosomal” come from?

pericentrosomal (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.

pericentrosomal (English): Around the centrosome

Definitions

  1. Around the centrosome

Ancestry of “pericentrosomal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentrosomalOf or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes
2EnglishcentrosomeAn organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm...
3Englishcentro-central
4EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
5Middle Englishcenter—
6Middle Frenchcentre—
7Latincentrumcenter ; centre
8Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
9Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
10Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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